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Post by Hoovie on Mar 11, 2019 14:41:37 GMT
This is an interesting video and I think is a good example of a clean and logical process of working on a car. I'm impressed  |
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Post by unclebob on Mar 11, 2019 15:41:23 GMT
I’ve looked at a few of them now on the Prius and Lexus rx400h, seems the fan that cools them has a filter which if blocked can over heat the batteries. I like the logical way the cells come apart.
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 11, 2019 16:39:57 GMT
I’ve looked at a few of them now on the Prius and Lexus rx400h, seems the fan that cools them has a filter which if blocked can over heat the batteries. I like the logical way the cells come apart. I was quite surprised how small the battery bank was on the Prius. I know it is a Hybrid, not a 100% electric, but I understand the range on Battery alone to be fairly decent. I've only driven a Prius a little bit (owner had a fall in the OHs pop-up shop so I became a chauffeur to the Doctor, Chemist and their home, then returned car a few hours later) and quite enjoyed it. Some of those old batteries could be handy in a Campervan, arranged in a suitable manner, if only a few had failed  |
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Post by davrav on Mar 11, 2019 17:30:04 GMT
I’ve looked at a few of them now on the Prius and Lexus rx400h, seems the fan that cools them has a filter which if blocked can over heat the batteries. I like the logical way the cells come apart. I was quite surprised how small the battery bank was on the Prius. I know it is a Hybrid, not a 100% electric, but I understand the range on Battery alone to be fairly decent. I've only driven a Prius a little bit (owner had a fall in the OHs pop-up shop so I became a chauffeur to the Doctor, Chemist and their home, then returned car a few hours later) and quite enjoyed it. Some of those old batteries could be handy in a Campervan, arranged in a suitable manner, if only a few had failed  Don't think you would get far on battery alone: www.quora.com/How-many-miles-does-a-Prius-charge-get-you |
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Post by unclebob on Mar 11, 2019 17:47:26 GMT
I was quite surprised how small the battery bank was on the Prius. I know it is a Hybrid, not a 100% electric, but I understand the range on Battery alone to be fairly decent. I've only driven a Prius a little bit (owner had a fall in the OHs pop-up shop so I became a chauffeur to the Doctor, Chemist and their home, then returned car a few hours later) and quite enjoyed it. Some of those old batteries could be handy in a Campervan, arranged in a suitable manner, if only a few had failed Don't think you would get far on battery alone: www.quora.com/How-many-miles-does-a-Prius-charge-get-youThink all hybrids are just to keep emissions down while static in traffic 👍🏻 |
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Post by Hoovie on Mar 11, 2019 18:17:56 GMT
I was quite surprised how small the battery bank was on the Prius. I know it is a Hybrid, not a 100% electric, but I understand the range on Battery alone to be fairly decent. I've only driven a Prius a little bit (owner had a fall in the OHs pop-up shop so I became a chauffeur to the Doctor, Chemist and their home, then returned car a few hours later) and quite enjoyed it. Some of those old batteries could be handy in a Campervan, arranged in a suitable manner, if only a few had failed Don't think you would get far on battery alone: www.quora.com/How-many-miles-does-a-Prius-charge-get-youcan't read that as get the irritating "login" prompt immediately (and won't sign up to quora). Looks from Wikipedia that 2nd Gen is 25 miles and 1st gen is half that. Thought it was a little more that that, but the batteries are NiMH rather than the much better Lithium. |
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