Good show!

Has anyone ever talked to a fireman about the hydrogen fueling stations? see what they say about safety.

I normally don't have the time to work on the prius my self , hats off to those who do..

I drove from central fl to texas a&m on 2 1/2 tanks of gas brother inlaw drove a dodge v-10 & 7 stops for gas (ouch)

My wife has taken the prius its hers now lol....

Statement 2. I agree with all of it.. however I did see a toyota over 100,000 have the battery replaced I heard it was $4500 , I wont keep mine pas 70,000 in that case.. I'll just keep getting new ones.

 

Errol,

What part of the country?

I've been doing some work on my 03 Prius transaxle and discovered oil contamination, probably dust, from a Texas vehicle. This is not unusual in the midwest and rural and dryer states. I'd like to talk or e-mail with your 'friend' to understand the technical details. If he is within driving distance of Huntsville AL, I'd be happy to drive over to find out more.

Thanks,
Bob Wilson

 

Hydrogen has one of the widest ranges of H(2) to O(2) ratios, 10% to 65%, to support combusion. NASA deals with large amounts of liquid H(2) and has a lot of technical data.

What part of the country? The reason I ask is temperature variations on the battery have a significant effect. But it could also be a 'bad cell' or other failure modes.

Is the owner/operator available to discuss the details?

Thanks,
Bob Wilson

 

Think Ebay.

Bob Wilson

 

A google search for "auto dismantlers". LKQ is one national group; there are others.

DAS

 

the vehicle that had its battery replaced was here in central fl. it was an 02 with 100,000 mi. not sure what caused the replacement it was a county car ie county yellow plate.. I was shocked at the $4500 price that the driver stated

As for talking with a firefighter, I was dicussing what they felt like haveing a hydrogen fuleing station in thier nieghborhood like a normal gas station would be..?
The reply I got was if the product got to outside temps it would become explosive
much worse that a normal gas station.. He further stated that you would not want one with in 10 mi of a residential area.. I just thought that was an intresting conversation I would share..

 

Bob,

He lives in Southern California, but his wife drives over a pretty wide area. They also have property in the desert and mountains, so some dust is present. I'll foward your response to him.

Errol

 

exactly how I'm feeling right now... 01 prius or a toyota Yaris =P

 

The battery probably didn't get the positive terminal re-sealing service. If too much corrosion builds up (especially in humid environments) the cells will charge and discharge uneven and eventually cause the pack to malfunction. This would show up on a vehicle that was driven an awful lot before the recall was ordered, and from what I remember in situations like that Toyota picks up about half the tab.

Our Prius has been serviced exclusively by the Toyota dealership we bought it at. We got the shop manuals for it when it was new, for when it gets old, but for now it's still happy with Toyota service, although it's not a bargain. Just had it's first transmission fluid change, and it's first set of tires (other than the free set at 23k from a recall). Tires were getting pretty worn and starting to warp and bulge and crack, the LRR rubber seems to degrade a bit different.