Toyota Prius

See the Prius PHEV page for Plug-in versions of the Prius.

The Toyota Prius is a Gas-Electric Hybrid Powered but 100% gasoline fueled vehicle. It and similar hybrid implementations have the ability to drive on electric power alone with limited but adequate low speed performance. As such the addition of higher capacity battery, computer modifications, and a battery charger would give such vehicles the ability to be fueled from electricity for short local trips.

Valet Card

Inverter & Battery

See also

• WikiPedia:Toyota Prius
• Official Sites Toyota Hybrid System 2, Hybrid Synergy Drive (Applications Electricity)
• Yahoo 10 toyota hybrids
• Fortune: The Birth of the Prius
• Toyota PHEV Prius [1] [2] as part of their dream house.
• 2006.08 - The 100-mpg car is coming
• 2006.04.27 - Plug-In Car to the Rescue? The Tyee
• 2006.04.23 - Toyota Ratchets Up Plug-In Prius Talk Green Car Congress
• 2006.04.10 - Next Prius to offer 94 mpg?, [3], [4]
• 2006.04.04 - Prius hits 113mpg [5]
• e.sinchew-i.com PHEV Prius
• 2004.06.28 - Prius GT & Landspeed Record of 130.794 mph [6]
• PSD a Misnomer should be Torque Split Device
• Energy footprint - Production and Operation [7].

Hacks

• Prius Modifications - Stock Features
• Toyota Service Bulletins Yahoo group membership
• http://www.ocprius.com/nav.html
• http://home.comcast.net/~dldorrance/battery.html - 12v accessory battery
• http://www.priups.com - Prius UPS
  • Sharp JH-2500U Inverter, perfect for the Prius!
  • Yahoo Post Yahoo Post - Toyota Dream House
  • Toyota Inverter Hardware - toyota toyota toyota
  • End of Back to AC Inverters and PriUPSing thread.
• Prius UPS Project
• PFC-20 Running off Prius HV Pack Charging a BEV.
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius_Technical_Stuff/message/13315 - Traction control Defeat.
• My blog posting "Preparedness After Katrina" Prius as a power backup device
• Hydrogen Prius.
  • TdS Report #47: H2Prius: Another eVermont Car
  • http://www.hydrogenforecast.com/OvonicsH2Prius.php
  • http://www.fuelcellsworks.com/Supppage4184.html thread [8]
  • Quantum Delivers First Vehicles of Hydrogen Hybrid Fleet to Santa Ana
• LPG Prius
  • http://www.nicholsonmclaren.com - UK Converters [9]
• E-85? The Prius is not a "Flex Fuel" vehicle :( [10], [11], [12]

Personal Prius Sites

• http://John1701a.com - Great Prius Information.
• http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/#prius
• http://os2.mystarband.net
• http://www.ecrostech.com/prius/original/PriusFrames.htm Graham's Site.
  • The Famous Power Split Device animations!
  • original site url http://home.earthlink.net/~graham1/MyToyotaPrius/PriusFrames.htm
  • http://www.cleangreencar.co.nz/page/prius-technical-info based on Graham's data.
• http://privatenrg.com - Wayne
• http://www.robintree.com
• http://www.winternet.com/~mr_n64/prius
• http://arts.bev.net/roperldavid
• http://silverprius.blogspot.com
• http://hiwaay.net/~bzwilson/prius/
• http://www.priusownersgroup.com

Online Communities

• http://www.priuschat.com
• http://www.greenhybrid.com
• http://www.priusonline.com
• http://www.priusmania.net
• Yahoo Groups
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-2G
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-Europe
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius-UK
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2004-prius
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius_Technical_Stuff
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Prius_Miniscanner_MarkIII
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PriusMods
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mk1_Prius
• http://www.frappr.com/priusowners

News Stories

• 2006.04.23 - Toyota Ratchets Up Plug-In Prius Talk
• 2006.03.25 - Event with Chief Designer of Prius II in Orange County, CA
• 2005.10.13 - Toyota is recalling 75,000 hybrids!, Blog, AP, usatoday, msnbc
• 2005.08.23 - Age of the hybrid has come, says researcher
• 2005.08.22 - austinenergy.com, Petition, Austin unveils plug-in hybrid campaign
• 2005.08.20 - MOVIE CBS - Hybrids Getting Amped Up
  • With gas prices soaring, even hybrid car owners are thinking of creative ways to cut on gas use. Bill Whitaker reports how they are suping-up their energy efficient cars with electricity.
• 2005.08.18 - a yahoo reply to NBC Nightly News
• 2005.08.14 - usatoday.com
• 2005.08.14 - cnn.com news.yahoo.com - AP Experimental Hybrid Cars Get Up to 250 Mpg .
• 2005.08.08 - nationalgeographic.com
• 2005.03.07 - evworld.com Meet the World's First 150 MPG Plug-In Prius

Toyota Responses

• http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/gridable-hybrids/message/1696
• http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/87055