Thu 25 May 2006
Better Mileage (and cool tricks) From Your Toyota Prius
Posted by Mark under General
There is a new breed of hot rodders sprouting up these days: techies. All kinds of people are finding new ways to hack and modify their Priuses to make them have incredible mileage (100+ mpg) or do cool tricks (like maintain your 12V battery with a solar panel).
Read the CNET News.com article here.
Get your own parts and Prius mod kits here.
Even though most of these modifications are not really about renewable energy, conservation is an important part of the big picture. And besides, it’s only a matter of time until we have hybrid or full electric vehicles covered in solar panels.
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June 2nd, 2006 at 1:06 am[...] My buddy Greg from http://www.yoyoguy.com turned me on to a site that actually deals with the problems as well as the benefits of hydrogen. They are the first to admit that the technology isn’t quite ready yet, but they are also the first I have seen (in my very limited research) who don’t talk about hydrogen in such glorious terms as to make it unbelievable. Check it out for yourself here. They are even realistic about hydrogen generation and propose that you do it yourself with solar. I have to say, it would be awfully nice to not have to pay someone else for your fuel. But then again, I’m still crossing my fingers and waiting for my solar car. With some luck, some help, and some solar panels, I’m hoping to make my Prius get closer to that goal. [...]
