12V Battery replacement How to replace the little battery with a normal size one. http://www.mindspring.com/~dparrish/Prius/PriusBatteryMod/PriusBatteryMods2.html
CLASSIC PRIUS AUXILIARY (ACCESSORY) BATTERY REPLACEMENT The project detailed here uses a replacement battery which meets or exceeds all electrical and safety requirements of the OEM accessory battery, costs under $100 http://home.comcast.net/~DLDORRANCE/battery.html
Cruise Control - How we did it Documents step-by-step, with lots of pictures, how we added cruise control to our two Prius. http://www.glyphic.com/ozone/prius/
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Cruise Control - Toyota Retrofit Kit Installation Lots of pictures as we installed the Toyota Retrofit Cruise Control Kit. Please see kit's instructions for steps we didn't document. http://www.kluge.net/~felicity/pics/Installing%20Cruise%20Control/
High speed stealth Good explanation of how the Cont. Var. Trans. works at speed. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/8402
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How a Hybrid Car Works Well-done overview--with animation of Toyota Hybrid System http://www.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car.htm
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IEEE Article Description of Prius hybrid system in engineering terms http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/select/1198/hyb.html
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NREL Comparison of Prius and Insight Detailed technical analysis of these two hybrids, how they achieve low emissions and high efficiency. http://www.ctts.nrel.gov/analysis/pdfs/FY01_Benchmark_Milestone.pdf
Prius Technical Presentation An excellent presentation on the features that make a Prius a great hybrid. Presented in 2001 by Gordon Taylor. http://www.thermal.demon.co.uk/Prius%20Presentation%202/Slide%200.htm
Recirculation vs. fresh air when you've got fresh air, when you're on recirc, and when you've got both... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/33689
SAE Article More engineering description w/ cutaway views of engine http://www.sae.org/automag/toptech/1298t06.htm
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Shockwave animation of Toyota Hybrid System Shows how various components of THS works under various driving situations. http://motorshow.toyota-europe.com/z/z01_26_01_01.html
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THS II: Toyota Special Report Detailed report on the new hybrid system ("Hybrid Synergy Drive") http://www.toyota.co.jp/IRweb/special_rep/thsII/ths2_1.html