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JoeS, Now I get it. Ya done good. Do you ever use the PV originated electricty directly as shown in this graphic, or would that also involve batteries: And does the electric company buy power from you at the same rate they sell theirs to you? (I would expect not.)

JoeS, For those of us who are e-challenged, could you explain how the PV electricity ends up in the car's HV battery. For simplicity, pretend that I'm an 8th grader. ;)

Think CItys are also available in Maryland. Here is a compendium of posts that I've made on PRIUSchat, EcoModder, and MyNissanLeaf. It's long. Sorry, but I don't have the time to edit it down. Enjoy. _________________ There are 100 THINK City EVs available now for $22,500 Holy cow...

With only three wheels it would be considered a motorcycle with very minimal safety and no crash test requirements. The third wheel is for a cycle/scooter with side car. Vespa with sidecar

One tool for those trying to max their MPGs in a Prius is the ScanGauge II. It plugs into the OBD II port and is easy to use. Using custom programmable X-Gauges you can monitor HV battery in/out puts, temps, and a bunch of other metrics. Has anyone mounted a ScanGauge and got any of the...

I've been despondently thinking about the likelihood of the Sport Air ever being available in North America. It doesn't look like there is a high probability. Here's why; the specs I could find on the Sport Air strongly suggest that the concept car is built on the JDM/European iMiEV chassis...

My disgruntled thoughts posted in another thread: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for the info. For me it's bittersweet. I am disappointed to see that the Sport Air is still just a "concept car." These same folks did a report on the...

Thanks for the info. For me it's bittersweet. I am disappointed to see that the Sport Air is still just a "concept car." These same folks did a report on the Sport Air in 2006. This was their final comment at that time: "Whether or not this vehicle is what ends up on the road in 2009...

jray3, Thanks for your input. The look of the disk wheel covers and rear wheel skirt could grow on you. This just in... a whole lot more documented wind tunnel tested aero improvements on the Audi A2. Here's what they fond to be the best rear end treatment: Now that actually looks doable...

Seven spoke alloy rims, leather steering wheel, dash, shift knob & armrest, seats with colored insert panel. http://www.mitsubishi-cars.co.uk/imiev/custom/prices.aspx This is the UK Mitsu site. You could argue that these are then OEM items. True for the UK, but not for those of us on the west...

The i(MiEV) has a Cd of 0.35; not that good. Prius is around 0.26. Here's an idea that could be adapted to the i(Miev) by a handy DIYer. One sticking point may be that for easy on/off it's mounted to a trailer hitch mounted bike rack. Some would estimate that something like this could get...

Found on the Inter-web: If You Can't Plug Your Car In... It's time to get a car that you can! OK, OK, it's a Volt, and you could say it's only 1/2 electric . But that's not important. The point is, lots of good reasons to go electric, all electric being better than 1/2 electric.

Originally produced on the Isle of Man from 1962 to 1965 by the Peel Engineering Company, the Peel P50 is a three-wheeled microcar with one door, one headlight, and a single windscreen wiper. Powered by a 49 cc engine coupled to a three-speed manual transmission, the car has a top speed of...

This topic recently came up at mynissanleaf.com recently too. Here is what I posted there: Driving a Prius -- or any car for that matter -- for better than EPA fuel economy typically involves using a tactic called "driving without brakes." Of course you do have brakes, but you allow for some...

Although we do not need a second car right now, we have been doing some research, just in case. We currently commute together in an '08 Prius. We're lucky, but that could change with different jobs in opposite directions or non-matching work hours. Volume-wise the Prius is more than enough...