I was surprised to see that it's only 67 hp... I drove my mother's
Prius a
while ago and it seemed zippier than that. Lots of torque, I guess.
The advantage of electric motors is that the torque much less dependent on
the revs/minute than with an infernal combustion engine.
An eletric
On 24/10/2007, at 12:46 AM, Klaus Stock wrote:
...and when you're accelerating hard, both the engine and the motor
are working together.
Right. People buy a hybrid Lexus to brag about their green
attitude and
yet happily kick the pedal to the metal to get most of the 400+
horsepowers
On 10/21/07, Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
... the five kilovolt battery pack ...
I did not realize that Toyota had a 5000 volt electric motor in their
vehicle! (I did not know that was possible.)
The current Prius have a 273-volt system (228 1.2-volt cells) and a 50
On 23/10/2007, at 3:57 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
I was surprised to see that it's only 67 hp... I drove my mother's
Prius a
while ago and it seemed zippier than that. Lots of torque, I guess.
...and when you're accelerating hard, both the engine and the motor
are working together.
At 07:39 PM Saturday 10/20/2007, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34422/113/
TG Video: Aftermarket lithium-ion battery pack squeezes 150 MPG from a
Toyota Prius
Ontario (CA) - A new lithium-ion battery pack for the Toyota Prius may
not lower gas prices
... the five kilovolt battery pack ...
I did not realize that Toyota had a 5000 volt electric motor in their
vehicle! (I did not know that was possible.)
Or do electronics convert the 5000 volt electricity to some form of
pulses, down convert the voltage, and then enable a lower voltage
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34422/113/
TG Video: Aftermarket lithium-ion battery pack squeezes 150 MPG from a
Toyota Prius
Ontario (CA) - A new lithium-ion battery pack for the Toyota Prius may
not lower gas prices, but it promises to make trips to the gas station
less frequent
