100 MPG Prius Mod

[oDTheTruth]

LOL Apparently the lights have to be off for this Prius to be parked and charged. LOL

[stitch16261]

can you get that mileage @60mph?

[crystalscan2002]

i lwould like to have 100mpg :D

[yubertuber1]

"And they'd never know". Right, then you take it in for service and BOOM...Sorry sir...you modified your car. You're SCREWED cause you just VOIDED your WARANTY. Thanks mr moddy.

[3erik11]

@GarrettKeetley Bullsh*t... unless you never go over 50 on the highway!

[hakujinn009]

THE TOYOTA PRIUS DOES MORE LONG-TERM DAMAGE TO THE ENVIROMENT THAN A HUMMER, EVEN IF THE HUMMER IS ON THE ROAD 3X AS LONG! NOT TO MENTION, MORE BATTERIES WILL MAKE IT WORSE!! AND OH BY THE WAY, GLOBAL WARMING IS A SCAM!

[3erik11]

@hakujinn009 The batteries are 100% recyclable you oil loving dirt bag

[ex4lis]

@3erik11 It isn't the ability to recycle but the refining of the nickel they mine in countries with lax/no environmental protection laws. Until we can find a better solution , burning hydrocarbons is still the best we have to offer today. Hopefully in the future we will find more efficient ways to utilize our natural resources. But please, don't trust this oil loving dirt bag, do your own fact checking.

[OldsCutlass1978]

Hydrogen is the way to go not this. Hydrogen is the most abundent resource in the universe and its safe to work with as the technology has greatly improved, not like the hindenburg.  Plus it gives out no emmissions.

[3erik11]

@OldsCutlass1978 - No nitrogen is and you cant burn that dummy

[urbex2007]

In 1982 Daihatsu made the Charade and advertised it as 100mph/100mpg. And it achieved those figures. So this is 20 years behind. Everyone else went to diesel engines for power and economy. The prius is a waste of time, it's expensive, heavy, expensive to repair and doesn't use EV on short journeys, plus it always runs the engine to warm up and over 25mph which is silly. They need to use a diesel and just call it a day with electric. Fuel is $10/galln in the UK right now.

[3erik11]

@urbex2007 nope.... runs full electric past 45 mph.

[3erik11]

@urbex2007 nope.... runs full electric past 45 mph. And the new one have a heat exchanger on the exhaust and warm up in 2min so they can run all EV... they still use electric to help out even when not warmed up.... no nieve and jealous!

[DiscoverCedarHill]

This is a great video and information!

We are having a cool fund raiser specifically focusing on Prius owners (although all people who have eco-friendly cars are welcome) here in N. GA (north Atlanta-metro area) on September 25, 2010.

THE FRESH GREEN RIDE is a fun day, showing off your car, any modifications you've done that increase gas mileage (or negate the need for petroleum).

For more information: Contact Colleen or Kat at Cedar Hill:

[youngsinfo]

How much is their unit

[youfja]

Are they still running away on there own

[HurstVideos]

i'm going to stick with my V12 :D

[averagejoe0073]

I want to put this on my Prius, but I have a question. Did you try to go green by not turning on the lights in the place you filmed this?

[3312cdfp5674]

did you really just ask that? hahahahahh, the eco freaks

[averagejoe0073]

Actually no .. I asked three months ago - but thanks for asking.

[3312cdfp5674]

instead of buying this, wouldn't it be cheaper to use it for gas money?

[minimaluhftv]

Damn people are so stupid, we should use new technologies not the old gas burning engines anymore.

[meaningintragedy01]

No thanks.

I enjoy having 320hp

[Ervine4]

amen

[3erik11]

@meaningintragedy01 I' m sure your grankids will enjoy have no clean drinking water in 30 years too... retard!

[sonofsim]

I can't see how plug-in vehicles are an answer to reduction of emmissions or reducing our dependance on fossil fuels. So, instead of relying on a gasoline or diesel engine to provide energy to move the car, a plug-in car relies on a power plant to burn coal to produce electricity which provides energy to move the car. Unless the power plant is using hydro or wind or solar power, there's little difference to the big picture, which is what this fuss is all about, right?

[OCnoob1]

well, with this car the battery charges using the car movement, so the electricity is being produced as a by product so to speak, which is wasted in most cars

[jaredconnell]

did you not see where he said 'plug-in' hybrids?

[rayrizzo007]

There is a HUGE difference between gasoline and PHEV technology and efficiencies. Using power plants for electric car technology, as they operate today, would result in a significant decrease of emissions (some studies show as much as 96% less). Secondly, to your point about using renewable resources (wind, solor, hydro), to produce the electricity initially, that would be the "big picture" game changer. Eventually, we will run out of oil, coal, and natural gas.

[zinfand7]

big difference even one burning coal plant is more carbon efficient than thousands of small gasoline burning plants. Nuclear, coal, hydro, and natural gas can be used to make electricity and these are domestic sources of energy. Less pollution and no more oil crisis bullshit.

[sonofsim]

I can't see how plug-in vehicles are an answer to reduction of emmissions or reducing our dependance on fossil fuels. So, instead of relying on a gasoline or diesel engine to provide energy to move the car, a plug-in car relies on a power plant to burn coal to produce electricity which provides energy to move the car. Unless the power plant is using hydro or wind or solar power, there's little difference to the big picture, which is what this fuss is all about, right?

[stuffedanimalloveryo]

Partial Zero Emissions Technology. Less money to terrorist nations. Less pollution for our children to breath. I get 48 mpg, before I got a Prius, I got 25 mpg. I have cut my fuel costs in half, AND reduced my Co2/pollution output drastically. I think the personal financial payback is secondary to helping to de-fund terrorist nations (e.g., Saudi Arabia) and reduce the poison spewed into our country, AND our people. Think beyond only the payback cycle; cheapest in the short-run is rarely best.

[windstarpro]

Diesel Power is currently test driving a NON-turbo but diesel powered Chevette made in the early 80s. It gets between 40-60 mpg. Imagine what it would get with a small turbo, or super charger. So much for your 45mpg. Also, I don't know ANYONE that has a prius that gets above 40mpg. Im all for keeping the enviroment clean at the standards we have today, any more and we will kill our nation. Please move out of our country...we don't need you.

[devic09]

i own a vw 1.9 tdi. it gets 35 city, 45-50 highway. and its already slow enough. if you take the turbo away from the diesel in small diesel engines, it would take you 60 seconds to make it from 0-60 lol

[saberj2x]

kill the camera guy

[d1ez3]

turn the lights on

[apathy25tx]

Can't you see they are environmentalists... they are saving the energy used by the camera's light bulb. Unfortunately, 12,362 people as of now have had to turn up the lighting on their 20" monitors to see the damn video. *LOL* Gotta love environmentalists.

[TimpBizkit]

But lighting up the room would cause a brighter image to appear on each monitor which would cause the monitors to consume more electricity anyway.

[speed145a]

@d1ez3 @d1ez3 dude. these people are all about "green." keeping the lights off helps save the planet... somehow.

[iwinonmypsp]

battery packs cost 8-10 grand and they last 10 years. (thank you auto class)

[empenny10]

Until gas reaches $8 a gallon or the hybrids come down in price a hybrid isn't cost effective.

[jakesdoc]

You're so right. It would take years to pay off the extra cost for the batteries, installation, etc. Also, how long do the batteries last? If they last only as long as it takes to pay off the extra cost, you've gained nothing. It all sounds good, but, at least for now, it's not financially practical.

[screwtheotherktell]

the 2009 prius comes standard with a 10 year 150,000 mile warranty on the battery alone. You can also get a 7 year 100,000 bumper to bumper warranty for $2,000.

It's not all about dollars people sometimes it's about not buying so much FOREIGN OIL and not emmitting so much pollution. Think about the foreign countries you are enriching next time you fill up.

[mpgomatic]

It all comes down to how much driving you do and the vehicle your moving from.

If you already drive a Prius 20,000 miles a year (avg. 45 MPG), it might take 10 years to recover at $4 a gallon.

However, if you get 20 MPG over the same distance now, and trade up for a 100 MPG plug-in at $4 per gallon, you could save over $3000 per year in gas.

In that case, the added plug-in costs would be covered after three years and the rest is gravy.

[Nebraskahusker23]

@mpgomatic Except you're forgetting the fact that you will have to replace the batteries between 100-150k miles. That's a good $8-10k.

[3erik11]

@Nebraskahusker23 Test show no where are 250K mile stupid!

[UnitedPebbles]

@Nebraskahusker23

It seldom needs replacement unless you drove it off-road and expose it to harsh environment. The intense vibration and banging could affect the battery internal components. The touring package could help.

[NoseGblin]

Exactly. Stick to small diesels for the time being until the technology can catch up. Most environmentalists don't know shit and just because it says HYBRID believe they are saving the world. Priuses create more pollution during its assembly in the long term than a small diesel would in its lifetime.

[reliagility]

Just to be clear, this is a PHEV, or Plug-In Electric Vehicle. It gets 100 miles on a gallon of gas PLUS a significant amount of energy that comes from a _wall outlet_, which means that it comes from the burning of coal, or the fission of uranium, or, from a hydro-electric plant. To say that it can go 100 miles on a gallon of gasoline is misleading.

Now, having said that, I think it is still a cost effective bit of technology, and I bet that the cost per mile is pretty low.

[HongYingJian]

Also, not much boot space!

[rayrizzo007]

You bring up a good point. It's hard to find good data, and I don't really have the knowledge to do my own research. However, the pollution reduction for using electric versus gasoline has been quoted as high as 97%!

I found this website when reading up on EV1's that were destroyed. Take a look and I think you'll find that even if the numbers aren't exact, using electric vehicles is better than gas. Especially if coming from wind/solar/hydro plants.

[jaredconnell]

blame the spammers

[raven50x]

"...which means that it comes from the burning of coal, or the fission of uranium, or, from a hydro-electric plant." **_*_*_*_*_*UNLESS YOU PAY FOR Clean Domestic Wind Energy!!!!*_*_*_*_*_*

[label1877]

I may consider this. My goal is to save on fuel costs. My fear is people may believe I drive a Pruis to "save the Earth". Most intelligent people know global warming is a scam and I don't wanna look a west coast green freak.

[minimaluhftv]

hey Global warming is real, and I'm not a westcoast freak. hell, I don't even drive a prius to say on fuel. If I can afford my BMW Z4 M then I can afford the fuel BUT I bought a smartcar also "600cc engine" in Italy not the 1 liter USA version. That sucker gets 57mpg and yes I think people should read about global warming and the other effects "WE" has humans are doing to the ONLY planet we can survive on

[label1877]

What are you basing your global warming is real on? Al Gore is getting green rich trading carbon credits. Al Gore has never taken a class on Climatology, must less majored in anything relevant. Scientists worldwide are no way in agreement on Global Warming. However, I will buy a '09 Prius, I love the idea of plugging up and burning domestic energy.

[mrkrl]

So I could drive from Chicago to Daytona Beach on one tank of gas? Is this for real?

[reliagility]

No, you could not. You'd have to stop and periodically charge the car from a wall outlet, its a PEHV (plug-in electric hybrid vehicle)

[bkrsrb]

Damned if I'm not sitting here with my mouth hanging down and my impressed meter off the scale. These people have done something not thought to happen for what seemed would be another decade, more. Even with a recession the savings on gas would make this hard to pass up. Congratulations to the inventors. The world is now ready to be a better place and a more hospitable place to live. it's thanks to you and others like you that this is happening as we speak. Take a bow the Earth owes you one.

[bkrsrb]

I am amazed, impressed, thrilled and depressed. Well the expletives are because I never thought I would see a 100mpg car for a very, very long time. Congratulations to the inventors of this package. Perhaps they will expand to other cars that have the ability to make this ecological marvel even better.