Pilot clips Toyota Prius and flees

TUCKnTRUCK said:
Quick to 26... Then the electric cuts with a thump. :)

I say drug mule.
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Not sure that is right.
I owned an 04' of the new body style, they first were too fugly.
I only rent priuses. Last one was 10' it had power and econ and ev mode. It is true it can be electric to 26, but it is parallel hybrid meaning the motor and mechanical dtrain work at all times when you need it.

The volt will be a serial hybrid that you can plug in with only an electric drive train. The gas motor will only be to run a generator. Just like every diesel electric train in America. Electric=mucho torque.
Anyway the prius will always have it detractors- just not me:D:beer:
 
granlistillo said:
Not sure that is right.
I owned an 04' of the new body style, they first were too fugly.
I only rent priuses. Last one was 10' it had power and econ and ev mode. It is true it can be electric to 26, but it is parallel hybrid meaning the motor and mechanical dtrain work at all times when you need it.

The volt will be a serial hybrid that you can plug in with only an electric drive train. The gas motor will only be to run a generator. Just like every diesel electric train in America. Electric=mucho torque.
Anyway the prius will always have it detractors- just not me:D:beer:
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Electric only to 26. Rent a fusion hybrid next time, it's a better car, and more fun to drive...

Torque is really a pointless discriminator when talking about cars. Peak torque even more so. It has absolutly no effect on your top speed, nor your zero to 60 time. A "flat" torque curve is most desirable in cars. The prius has a combined hp rating of 140? I think. What makes it feels so fast is the initial breakaway current/power of that electric motor. The 0-60 in the 2010 is still nearly 10 seconds, which is not fast...

To be honest, I do 400-700 miles of highway driving per week, so a hybrid isn't really for me. With no city driving, and cruise set to 75+ full time the fuel savings of a hybrid will take more than 3 years to order the cost difference... And I don't keep cars past 3 years.
 
Rudabega said:
Try going to Boulder and NOT hitting a Prius.
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Next car I buy will be a plug in hybrid, hopefully. BTW, they had to downrate the electric motors on the earlier prius because the acceleration was too much for those use to gas cars. IIRC there is very expensive electric sportscar made in small numbers in Cali, that can blow the doors off a factory vette in the 1/4 mile.
 
Rudabega said:
Try going to Boulder and NOT hitting a Prius.
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:yup:

granlistillo said:
Next car I buy will be a plug in hybrid, hopefully. BTW, they had to downrate the electric motors on the earlier prius because the acceleration was too much for those use to gas cars. IIRC there is very expensive electric sportscar made in small numbers in Cali, that can blow the doors off a factory vette in the 1/4 mile.
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i've driven a rental pius, not quick. i don't know what you were driving before. 0-5, not bad, worse from then on out.
for the quick electric, you are thinking tesla, and pius ain't no tesla.
 
I don't see what's wrong with the Prius. I'd rather see a thousand Priuses than one big ugly H3 on the road.
 
gne in prog said:
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i've driven a rental pius, not quick. i don't know what you were driving before. 0-5, not bad, worse from then on out.
for the quick electric, you are thinking tesla, and pius ain't no tesla.
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Tesla-yep that was what I was thinking. I don't see how you could come to the conclusion I was equating a Prius with a Tesla, sober at least.

The 04' Prius, was downrated from the evaluation program, and it was a rocket, I owned one and that is my informed opinion.
Since it is not an OTTO stroke engine, it is kinda hard to compare to a regular car, talking HP/torque whatever.
The 09 or 10 l last rented had an EV mode, Econ and power. If you put your foot on it in econ it wouldn't accel that fast. Prius have been around the US since 98' or 99' and there is a lot of difference in model years. So literally your mileage will vary as far as your appreciation of speed. As I said I got mine up to 105 and still smoothly accelerating, sold it too my Brother in law and he tells me it will do 120 MPH on a flat highway.:)
 
granlistillo said:
Tesla-yep that was what I was thinking. I don't see how you could come to the conclusion I was equating a Prius with a Tesla, sober at least.
.:)
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That wasn't the conclusion I was drawing, I was just putting a name to the company you described in your earlier post.

Tesla makes sweet cars. Crazy expensive, but sweet. As far as the prius, I'm glad you like them, not for me though. I've met a lot of people who like them, but usually they talk about things like mileage, or green, etc., not the accelleration and top speed.
 
gne in prog said:
That wasn't the conclusion I was drawing, I was just putting a name to the company you described in your earlier post.

Tesla makes sweet cars. Crazy expensive, but sweet. As far as the prius, I'm glad you like them, not for me though. I've met a lot of people who like them, but usually they talk about things like mileage, or green, etc., not the accelleration and top speed.
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I am hopeful with the Chevy Volt we can have our cake and eat it too. Green and peppy. Maybe fewer wars over the black stuff.
 
Not paying any AOPA dues and let it expire, but one of the last articles I read IIRC was about a electric airplane. The prob of battery cars was always low energy density with the batteries. With all the advance in various flavors of lithium ion type batts, we may see one that is practical. I think that would be pretty cool especially in a self launched glider. Turn it on when you need it looking for thermals. Put a load on the prop to come down quick and charge the batteries or a capacitor/high density fly wheel.

I think it will come some day to the LSA world.

well this thread was completely hijacked but it got me thinking about an electric airplane...
 
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