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Skip to Simplification Rule #7: Seek Synergy from Complementary Parts; Reduce Overlap with Asymmetry Skip to Simplification Rule #9: Add a Dedicated High Voltage, Plugin Battery to Mild Hybrid for eBike Charging and Camping Purposes The 400 mile Grand Teton, WY to Steamboat Springs, CO leg...

Enter the Realm of Highly Compromised Decisons and Deeply Ambivalent Feelings You might have a technical background that helps you assimilate the vast amount of evidence presented to this point. You might find the evidence totally meaningless. Either way, you will grapple with which car is best...

Why Running the Air Conditioner Has a Huge Impact on Battery Charge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive#Hybrid_Synergy_Drive_(HSD) Although not part of the HSD as such, all HSD vehicles from the 2004 Prius onwards have been fitted with an electric air-conditioning compressor...

Why Hybrids are so Sensitive to Driving Style

Why Hybrids and Li-ion Batteries are Useless Without Sophisticated Software

Why the Electrical System is Only Half of the Hybrid Story https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive#Transmission

How RAV4 Prime Power Flow is Fundamentally Different FROM ICEs Power flow is why adding a deep cycle 12VB to a conventional car is an inferior solution for eBike Camping. A mild hybrid (e.g., 2021 Toyota Sienna) is inferior for this purpose, also.

RAV4 Prime has a continuously variable transmission

RAV4 is a Plug-in Type of Hybridization https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle_drivetrain#Types_by_degree_of_hybridization

RAV4 Prime is a "Power-split or series-parallel hybrid" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle#Power-split_or_series-parallel_hybrid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle_drivetrain#Power-split_or_series-parallel_hybrid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive...

Toyota is trying to communicate some important information that is presented unclearly in English. Perhaps, the original message is clear in Japanese? https://global.toyota/en/newsroom/toyota/32758042.html Production levels are a pathetic joke. How many employees are needed to manufacture ten...

Why a Large HV Battery is Important Over Vehicle Life

How battery energy is generated and consumed differently in a hybrid than in conventional cars. Weber University has many videos about Toyota hybrid technology. Here's a fundamentally different way hybrids generate and consumer electrical power from conventional cars.

I like the XC40 electrical system. However, this car does not have a 1500 watt inverter with 110VAC out, only 12V, 120W, according to Volvo web page. https://ev-database.uk/car/1188/Volvo-XC40-P8-AWD-Recharge https://www.volvocars.com/uk/cars/new-models/xc40/specifications?redirect=true

Sorry, BMW fans. I found this offering underwhelming, so I have eliminated it from my consideration. I did not find mention a 1500 Watt Inverter with 120V Outlet after considerable time and effort. Quite frankly, i was disappointed and confounded by the electrical component specifications...

About heating a vehicle with battery power The RAV4 owner's manual strongly recommends heating seats and steering wheel, rather than heating the air with electric power. An electric blanket is the same concept for sleeping. Insulation is important. A air filled camping mattress might provide...

I replaced the bike motor with the RAV4 electric motor. The trick is pedalling at 2,000 RPM. Generates huge current!

Apparently, the drive mode that would allow me to arrive at a campsite with the desired battery level is called "Hold" mode. The major reservation i have about the RAV4 is the 2.5 hour charge time. I find battery powered products most useful when the charge-to-operation ratio is about 50:1. The...

Impressive 4WD results from roller test.

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