JUMP STARTING A PRIUS BATTERY: THE STEPS Before you jump-start a Prius battery, you’ll want to make sure that your Toyota Prius and the assisting...
The power split device is the heart of the Toyota Prius, the most famous hybrid vehicle. This is a clever gearbox that hooks the gasoline engine, generator and electric motor together. It allows the car to operate like a parallel hybrid: The electric motor can power the car by itself, the...
The power split device is the heart of the Toyota Prius, the most famous hybrid vehicle. This is a clever gearbox that hooks the gasoline engine, generator and electric motor together. It allows the car to operate like a parallel hybrid: The electric motor can power the car by itself, the...
The powertrain of our 2005 Toyota Prius isn’t the only part of that vehicle that’s been showing its age. The key fob that I don’t even use that often developed a tear in the rubbery coating around its lock and unlock buttons years ago, and in recent years that covering had begun ...
Photo: The main power unit from a Nissan Leaf electric car has three separate parts: a charging unit (red, top), which takes AC from an outside power supply ("EVSE") to charge the DC battery; an inverter (yellow, middle), which turns DC battery power into AC to drive the motor; ...
Learn how to open the gas door and cap in a 2010 Toyota Prius in simple steps. Locate the remote fuel filler door which can be found on the floor next to the driver seat. Pull the lever up to open the fuel filler door. Remove the cap by turning it slowly counter clockwise and hang...
Toyota USA provides this quick video guide to show you how to use the windshield wipers in the 2010 Prius. If you want to control the wipers and washers, take the following steps: To operate the wipers, move the right hand stalk up for a single wipe, or move it down to activate the...
In the process, which resembles what happens in a battery, electricity is released and this is used to power an electric motor (or motors) that can drive a vehicle. The only waste product is the water—and that's so pure you can drink it!
Hybrid Technology - How to test the HYBRID battery - I did this test on a 2007 GS450h. I borrowed a friend's laptop with Techstream software installed and tested the condition of the Hybrid battery. These steps should work for any Lexus or Toyota hybrid
Toyota has begun using lithium-ion batteries instead of heavier nickel-metal hydride batteries in its Prius model. The increase in demand for lithium will cause the demand curve for lithium to shift to the right – from D1 to D2 in the diagram below. This causes the ...