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Hybrid Vehicles Toyota Prius Hybrid Prius that gets over 100 Miles per Gallon
74 messages, Last post on Mar 11, 2008 at 12:31 PM
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When Jim Press announced that Toyota was working on plug-in hybrids it was treated as something new. Actually in 2005 the Toyota Dream House (mine too) that was exhibited for 6 months at that time had a complete Prius plug-in setup. Particularly interesting to me, since I get power from a rural electric coop which has its downtimes, is the use of the Prius to supply electricity to the house if needed. I refer you to this website: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/09/toyota_dream_ho.php
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Replying to: idele (Jul 24, 2006 9:12 am) This was the first time. |
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i am about to purchase a 2006 prius,and would like to know if there is a after market charger i could use in my garage at a reasonable price. also would charging the batteries hurt it? and would i have to add additional batteries to attain some results and still be cost efficient-mike please respond-thank you michaeltneville comcast.net
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Replying to: michaeltnevill (Aug 20, 2006 8:29 am) To keep it at 100% would actually shorten the battery life and impair the system, I believe. |
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Replying to: michaeltnevill (Aug 20, 2006 8:29 am) No plug-in is needed! MidCow
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Aug 28, 2006 1:00 pm) The best of both for the real world. 
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Aug 28, 2006 1:00 pm) But true beauty is a Prius or hybird where you have an 'optional' ability to plug in and get a 100 mile boost. So for your commuter workweek, you can average 100 miles per gallon. You still don't have to plug in -- but if you want to get a boost, you could average 100 mpg for those everyday trips.
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Replying to: timinalaska (Aug 29, 2006 2:38 pm) Would be great to hear. I have had my 2006 Prius for about 2 months now and am getting 47.5 mpg. Thanks for the info. I'm in Alaska also. |
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Replying to: timinalaska (Aug 29, 2006 2:38 pm) You must be an optimist looking through rose colored glasses. Electric cost to plug-in and charge a battery is not free. You have to equate the cost to equvalent gallons of gas and in doing so recalculate you effective mileage. Remember no energy conversion is 100% efficient coal/hydro > electric> transformers for distribution > battery > mechanical car; there is alway loss!. I surmise you might be suprised to find that if you did have and elctric pulg-in your effective gas mileage would probably go down ; not up. YEMMV E=electric MidCow
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Aug 30, 2006 4:21 am) The 100 mpg does not hold true for the standard prius, it's for the optional plug-in hybrids, or PHEV. You can convert the standart Prius into a PHEV. And of course there is always loss with energy, but for an overnight charge with the conversion, the electricity will cost you about $1.00. Compare that to an average of $3.00 a gallon for gasoline across the U.S. And while coal plants are still dirty, in California, most of California's energy does not come from coal and it's much cleaner. Unfortunately, coal still account for 60 % of our fuel for electricity for the rest of the U.S. But is it easier to clean up millions of dirty cars, or is it better to clean up a relatively small number of coal plants. And as our sources for electricity become cleaner, the optional plug in hybrid makes even more sense. Please call Toyota and other hybrid makers to encourage them to make these cars. The cars are available today, but it's engineers on their own that are converting these cars at a high cost. If Toyota can do this in large scale, you could have a hybrid that gets a 100 miles per gallon boost from an overnight charge that costs less than a $1.00. 
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