Thanks for your comments and cheerleading, Ryan! See my responses below, including some new data. ... With the PRIUS+, though I'm hoping for 50%, I believe we...
Hi All, just a rare comment from me about cold air and its effects on the performance of the Prius +. D0li0 said: "Even the ICE's efficiency is degraded by...
I know that I get lower mileage in my 2004 Prius (not modified) when it is colder. I haven't taken careful notes but I'm certain of this effect. One cause is...
... Believe it or now, many Insight drivers have used a type of "hot air intake" modification to boost winter mileage. ( Check the Honda Hybrid lists ) In a...
In addition to what has been said by you and others, some of my own thoughts, in quick succession, in response to your thoughts here, and ... been 18 ... ...
Quin I am not saying you are wrong, but I would say that: 1. power output and fuel economy are not the same thing. A turbocharger would improve ICE efficiency,...
Preliminary Fact Sheet for CalCars PRIUS+ Prototype For those who are interested in our project but haven't been following every detail, this summary of the...
I am once again focusing on our next NiMH battery pack. One area of concern is battery cooling and temperature stabilization. I am leaning toward trying for a...
Hi Ron, I think most of what you proposed is very reasonable. If it is possible to get modules from Cobasys, I would go that route since you would have much...
... From: Ron Gremban To: priusplus@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 11:14 PM Subject: [priusplus] Liquid NiMH battery pack cooling? I am once...
Thanks, Jerry Yes, we're in touch with Ben and with others at Cobasys (Ben Ovshinsky has been very supportive of PHEVs, and recently contributed a "history of...
... a while. ... and are ... charge) ... whenever my ... entered ... proposition, ... the ... my ... conservative ... acceleration ... much as ... have the ......
Felix and I believe it makes sense to bifurcate our search for an NiMH battery pack, as it is already going in two separate directions -- and pursue both...
On that topic, Thought this news might be of interest... As seen on the EVlist. ... Pretty good news, these new cells beat out the old power leaders, ...
I have been having an email discussion with Ron Gremban about grid charging. So far I have been able to grid charge my prius using an inexpensive home made...
I'd like to highlight and expand upon a very intriguing possibility brought up by Dan's success in grid charging NiMH batteries added in parallel with the...
Ron, I wanted to confirm that most of what you have said here is true. But there are a few exceptions/corrections that I would like to make. - I cannot yet...
Hello crew: Well , this is all fascinating. I am itching to try the parallel battery option. Here are my thoughts. The Toyota system must be capable of...
I have begun experiments with our PbA pack paralleled with the hybrid pack whenever the car is in READY mode, with generally positive but imperfect results. ...
In writing my preliminary D-cell battery pack specification, I took Dr. Andy Frank's suggestion to parallel cells on a cell-by-cell basis, rather than...
Hello Crew: ... Where we are in Canada - with -30C on some mornings ( I have seen -34C on dash display), the mileage is terrible - it just takes many BTU's to ...
Steve: Up in Canada you need to keep your batteries plugged in when not driving to keep the batteries warmed up, and it helps to keep a block heater plugged as...
... Though I'm aware of dramatically lower PbA performance as temperatures decrease, it still surprised me at our modestly lower temperatures (Steve Lapp...
By the way, before I go on, I would like to thank Tom Driscoll for coming over yesterday and fixing a couple of physical problems that had developed in our PbA...
... NO!, Aluminum is conductive, if you flex that tube you are likely to brake through one or two! of the cells insulation! Dead shorts inside a sealed tube...
... Toyota's ... ECU ... will ... available to ... will ... have, ... voltage ... reported SOC ... Ron, I have been experimenting with different voltages and...
Ryan: I'm uncomfortable with the D cell concept in any case especially if we parallel strings. A good and well thought out battery monitor system with good...
Thanks once again for your messages, Dan. First, I have a question for you, then some general discussion for everyone, including some new ideas. Below, you...
... 60% ... using ... easier ... Well that is a good question. Maybe it is not as simple as I thought. Typically I will take a voltage reading 1 hour after ...
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