Hi folks,

An unofficial FAQ editor, I've just added the following URL to the Prius FAQ:

http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/tech/envi...hs2/index.html

I am interested in making this a living document. But I don't have much information for the Prius II, NHW20 model. If someone would like to draft some sections unque to that model, please add them to this thread. After suitable comment period, I'll put them in the main FAQ with attribution.

IMHO, something about the Bluetooth-phones and/or how to make the radio 'play nice' would be a good addition Regardless, my ears and eyes are open.

Thanks,
Bob Wilson

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Hi Bob,

Thank you for the link.
Have you ever seen following presentations? They are placed on John's site, but they are written by Toyota engineering.

Toyota Hybrid System for 1997 original Prius
http://john1701a.com/prius/presentat...ntation_01.htm

2004 Prius
http://john1701a.com/prius/presentat...ntation_01.htm

Ken@Japan

Thank you Ken.

I've added the links under the definitions. I'll probably go back and make it a little cleaner but they are in the right areas for now.

Bob Wilson

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According to this slide Toyota was already on the ball with plug-ins when they made this.

2001 Prius Photos       2005 Prius Photos
1992 Mitsubishi Delica Diesel-WVO Hybrid Photos

a link to a DIY for the items I quoted. I'm hoping to maintain my own classic one day.

if your tires wear out on the outer edge more than the middle than does it mean to decrease tire pressure or i can increase to a level I'm comfortable with?

that's all for now, hopefully your Faq will encourage more classics to live.

i got around 20 km a liter when i drove a civic 5 spd using advanced hypermiler techniques
and now I drive a salvage nwh20 prius that gets almost to 25 km/l with 195,000 km to date.

I saw that too. I also know Toyota didn't sell the US Prius with the EV button available in other markets.

Bob Wilson

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Toyota announced the plug-in hybrid development.
http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/06/0613.html

This is the first time I saw Toyota's official announcement about the plug-in hybrid.

Ken@Japan

Thank you Ken!

One question I've been meaning to ask:

Is there a Japanese version of the GreenHybrid database?

Remembering the roads on Okinawa (maybe not the best example,) I was wondering if the Japanese Prius drivers are getting significantly better performance than we see here in the USA. From what I remember of Okinawa, any Prius should should get stellar performance.

Bob Wilson

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Hi Bob,

You're welcome.
Yes. There is one, but members are not so many...
http://eshy.s22.xrea.com/cgi-bin/nen...?category_s=20
Sorry for the Japanese only.

1st column: life time mileage
2nd column: single tank mileage
3rd column: single tank distance

Ken@Japan

Hi Ken,

This is perfect:
I took the data and using the middle 50% was able to replicate simular statistical data to compare Japanese Prius performance to US Prius performance:

Japan:
58.2 mpg - average for middle 50% (78 total samples)
58.8 mpg - median for middle 50%
3.4 mpg standard deviation - for middle 50%

USA:
47.7 mpg - average for middle 50% (684 total samples)
47.7 mpg - median for middle 50%
4.4 mpg standard deviation - for middle 50%

This agrees with my expectation that USA driving and traffic patterns hit the weaker performing speeds of the Prius. USA drivers tend to have more time in the MG1 transition range and at speeds higher than 65 mph. We also do not have the EV control. This tends to reduce USA Prius MPG (km/L) performance relative to the excellent Japanese performance.

Thank you again for pointing us to this great data. Unfortunately, my Japanese is not up to the mark. Could you please share my thanks along with this data to the members of the Japanese Prius database?

Bob Wilson

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