Posted by A Sherman on December 17, 2005, 9:05 pm
I found some interesting reading in the Yahoo "Prius_Technical_Stuff" forum.
Here are a couple of reports distributed by the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory. Be cautious in that a few technical inaccuracies have been
pointed out, such as the false assertion that the Prius has a turbocharger.
Evaluation Of 2004 Toyota Prius Hybrid Electric Drive System Interim Report
http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/121813.pdf
Report On Toyota/Prius Motor Design And Manufacturing Assessment
http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/120761.pdf
and here's a website where the owner has put together a lot of good
explanation of his "Classic"
http://www.ecrostech.com/prius/original/PriusFrames.htm
Enjoy!
Al
Posted by richard schumacher on December 18, 2005, 2:18 am
> Here are a couple of reports distributed by the Oak Ridge National
> Laboratory. Be cautious in that a few technical inaccuracies have been
> pointed out, such as the false assertion that the Prius has a turbocharger.
>
> Evaluation Of 2004 Toyota Prius Hybrid Electric Drive System Interim Report
> http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/121813.pdf
>
>
> Report On Toyota/Prius Motor Design And Manufacturing Assessment
> http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/120761.pdf
Rather a stupid and invalidating error; if they can't recognize a
supercharger when they see one, how can we have confidence in their
other conclusions? Our tax dollars at work.
Posted by A Sherman on December 21, 2005, 9:56 am
More Prius reading resources than you can imagine can be found here
http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/prius-linkfarm.html
(except this group is missing)
> Laboratory. Be cautious in that a few technical inaccuracies have been
> pointed out, such as the false assertion that the Prius has a turbocharger.
>
> Evaluation Of 2004 Toyota Prius Hybrid Electric Drive System Interim Report
> http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/121813.pdf
>
>
> Report On Toyota/Prius Motor Design And Manufacturing Assessment
> http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/120761.pdf