... Anyone who wants to contact the moderators can email: toyota-prius-owner@yahoogroups.com as stated on the home page. A more appropriate place for some of...
... Having moderated another Yahoo! group for a couple years now, I can shed some light on this. There is always a difficult balance between keeping a forum...
... the ... light ... start ... measured ... wall ... cord ... working ... Ohm ... good ... will ... wall- ... I ... A plug-in Prius! Congratulations, Bob. One...
... Regular gasoline contains 114,100 BTU/Gallon (Winter blend about 112,000), and there are 3,400 BTU per Kwh. So you would need about 33 1/2 KWh to replace 1...
... Please take these infantile, sweeping and wildly incorrect statements about "Europe" somewhere else. Did you not see the post giving the address for hybrid...
... I read that also. Those Ni-Cads must have quite low internal resistance. ... I tried that without success. Perhaps it would work if the brake fluid pump...
I tried logging on to my yahoo account today and got a message that my account had been deactivated. I want my e-mail address deleted from the database so I...
... It's a complex question. The answer you get depends on the assumptions you make. Here's my guess. An electric car the size and weight of a Prius uses about...
If things are that bad for Europeans, are they clamoring for a more American-style system? ... tax. ... this ... like ... taxes ... other ... Europeans ... ...
... What HAS been reported several times is using the Campbell-Hausfield self-powered air pump with a 12 V power takeoff. They contain a rechargeable 12 V...
My 2002 has about 125,000 miles on it. It got cold yesterday, but I've been through worse. Got to work OK, but at lunch time, Prius would start and then die...
Wow!!!! That really sucks. I'm beginning to think they make these cars out of unobtanium. Mike ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
This is one of the better groups on Yahoo. I am also a member of several others. The worst (of which I am a member) is the Honda Odyssey group. (My wife drives...
Hi David, Did you authorize the work to be done? I suggest that you ask the dealer's service dept to itemize the work. Perhaps all that is required is to...
... my account had been deactivated. I want my e-mail address deleted from the database so I stop getting all of the e-mail. Please delete me from this group...
... I've ... $2100.00 ... <sigh> another cold weather Classic stall at startup... Did you already authorize the work? What diagnosis did the dealer do to...
... string. ... cell ... Doug and Michael, what a great contest for "Prius tuners". Who can boot one up with the least amount of energy? Maybe I'll try for ...
Hi Bob, With a Prius, it would be safer to assume that you have 336 hours (24 hours x 14 days) before it becomes a pumpkin (due to a discharged 12V battery.) I...
Upon further thought, this is a more complex issue because both sides of the HV battery are insulated from ground. So, if you wanted to use power from the...
... * This is something I posted a couple of years ago: *** One Gallon Equals 37 KwH One kilowatt = 1.34 horsepower. There is no conversion between KwH and...
... Bad idea. Posting cops should only step in when there is a real and true need. The 65 mph thread will die of its own accord soon enough. You're not...
This would be a REALLY BAD IDEA unless one fully understands the ramifications of HVDC vs. AC and is willing to risk their life in the endeavor. DC, should you...
Here's another reason to prefer the Prius over a diesel that approaches the Prius in fuel economy: Your mom. http://www.startribune.com/484/story/972715.html ...
On start-up this morning at -6 degrees F. my 2001 Classic showed the turtle light. Let it run 15 minutes and re-started after a couple of minutes. Repeated...
... The Turtle light simply means that the traction battery state of charge is too low to use for a power boost. The best fix is to let it run long enough to...