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Thanks for pointing out Motor Trend. Look at their 0-60 figures for an empty battery: CIVIC = 12.8 PRIUS = 15.0 troy
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Replying to: electrictroy (Mar 17, 2005 7:28 am)
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Whatever. I said I prefer the manual shift. Prius doesn't have manual. So it's obvious I wouldn't pick it. troy
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Replying to: backy (Mar 17, 2005 11:20 am) We should note that is a depleted battery, not empty. The Prius won't even start if the battery is below 20%. The HCH, of course, will just run more slowly.
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Replying to: electrictroy (Mar 17, 2005 12:05 pm) I'm with you all the way, manual shift only for me. BTW aren't you an EE also ? Cheers, MidCow |
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Replying to: stevedebi (Mar 17, 2005 1:33 pm) And then ,there is the potential future problem, Battery failure! Maybe just a cel or module, but failure of the traction battery system. Most cars are too new to experince this yet, but fast forwre to 2010 or 2015 and this will be a big discussion topic. In fact, you might not see a total failure, but you might eperince the partial charge sysndrome, wherby the traction battery under the best hyper mileage conditions will only maintain a partial charge, maybe 90%, maybe 80%, Maybe 70%. who knows. If so, then maybe it would deplete under normal driving. Anyway why worry, if it happens it happens, I heard one Prius advocate expounds that the battery will last for ever becuase it is almost never used! Maybe it will and maybe it won't Good Luck and best of wishes, MidCow the Manual Shift Man
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Mar 17, 2005 1:44 pm) 
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You asked how a battery could get completlely discharged and I stated: 'up a hill , mountain or incline.' I said absolutely nothing about what you would do with the car following a depleted battery. I said nothing about flooring the accelerator or doing a full throttle 0-60 mph on a depleated battery. However, as pointed out before, maybe too subtlely, when you have a depleated battery state, then you are vulnerable to extremely poor acceleration and potentially this could be a safety factor. Again, I was only answering the question "How could one ever get a fully depleated battery?" YMMV, MidCow P.S.- My Honda battery just gave out and I had to get it replaced $21 with tax and installation. Now I can start my 5-speed , becuase it is mowing season and the grass needs to be cut 
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Mar 18, 2005 8:05 am) |
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How realistic are 0-60 numbers, period? troy
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