Fun prius facts?

Here's a fun fact: The Prius does NOT have a reverse gear in the transmission.

the Prius is physically incapable of backing up using the gas engine.

Prius backs up by running the electric drive motor backwards.

Another fun fact:

Prius does NOT have a throttle or brake pedal. It has two computer game controllers that "look" like throttle and brake pedals, but are in fact computer joy sticks.

Google the aviation term F.A.D.E.C.

Yet another mouth breathing, knuckle-dragging, two digit IQ stooge of the oil companies.

Does the metal "Nickel" ring a bell? It's what MONEY is made from.

Not only can Nickel-Metal-Hyride batteries be recycled, but you can make a PROFIT recycling them!!!!

p.s.- If you intend to lie to slander the Prius, try to be original or creative... repeating the same old tired $%^& just shows that you came from the shallow end of the gene pool.

Now get out of this forum before I get nasty!

[&#@%!] the environment. the earth wont last forever so lets use what it has while were still here

Dont comment if you dont know what you are talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fun facts:

It takes about 130,000,000 BTU of energy to create, process, ship and install the battery pack used in the Prius.

A gallon of 93-octane gasoline contains approx. 120,000 BTU of chemical potential energy. Divide 130,000,000 by 120,000 to get 1083 gallons of fuel (or the energy equivalent thereof).

That 1083 gallons, at 50 mpg, equates to 54,150 miles' worth of emissions due to driving.

Figure that the Prius, without its battery pack, would achieve mileage slightly better than that of the Yaris (figure 45 mpg, as opposed to the Yaris's 42 mpg, approx.). Subtract that from the mileage it achieves with its battery pack (50 mpg), and you get a difference of 5 mpg, or 10%. For 54,150 miles to equal a 10% improvement in mileage, the car would have to travel 541,000 miles, by which time the battery pack would have been replaced at least 3 times.

Rather, look toward clean diesel. Diesel engines are more efficient than gasoline engines by nature. Granted, diesel fuel only contains about 80,000 BTU per gallon, as opposed to 120,000 from gasoline, but the nature of a diesel engine- with a compression ratio as high as 15, as compared to 9 or 10 for a gasoline engine-demonstrates how it is able to turn that chemical potential energy into mechanical energy at a much higher rate of efficiency. Couple that with an increased torque output (which means transmissions can be geared to optimize the torque output from the engine), and diesels are clearly mechanically more efficient.

The biggest drawback to diesel fuel is the increased level of nitrous oxide emsissions. However, with emerging technologies from Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, urea is being used as an agent to neutralize the emissions. Urea is a common commercial chemical and is widely available, so manufacturing of it is not a concern.
Another drawback many people see from diesel engines is the amount of particulate matter they release. Particulate matter, however, when it leaves the troposphere and enters the stratosphere, merely becomes a base for the condensation of a water droplet. A denser concentration of particulates relates to a denser cloud, with increased albedo (reflectivity). Increased albedo would help cool the planet in two ways: It would mean that more of the sun's light gets reflected back into space, and it would mean that the clouds are physically denser, and holding more water. Thus, precipitation would be heavier, and this would have a cooling effect.

We have almost 50 ppm of CO2 in our atmosphere more than is considered allowable to keep Earth's temperature stable. It is absolutely imperative that we focus on cutting carbon emissions as much as possible. There are cars available in Europe which achieve 75 mpg, using small, turbocharged diesel engines. If America is to truly make an impact toward helping to curb global warming, diesel is the way of the future. It is a beautiful sight to see people buying hybrid cars with the intention of saving the planet. Frankly, it's about time we started caring for our home. I'm sorry, but if you bought a hybrid with the hope of helping to actually reduce your carbon footprint, you've been misled by hype.

This may be TRUE for other Pruis owners as well !!!

My Pruis is MORE LIKELY to be involved in an AUTO ACCIDENT than any of the other cars I own.... including my Jeep and motorcycles...

And for those of you that DO NOT OWN a Pruis you may find this hard to understand but for us Pruis owners the reason is quit simple math....

We simply drive our Pruis more often... more places... more fun...

I completely agree- plug-in hybrids are an absolutely fantastic concept. I anxiously away the release of the 2011 Nissan Leaf. Knowing that the mean distance traveled per day by the "average" American commuter is 32 miles, the plug-in hybrid could be an absolutely form of transportation, saving hundreds of gallons of gasoline per year. Until that day, though, my thesis stands.

The only complained I have read regarding Prius is the steering. It seems an on going problem yet to be resolved.

I believe the benefits outweighed that problem by far.