Who drives a Prius?

[NorCalMikie]

Serviced a few, did replace one starter battery, did brakes on a few but no major repairs.
So, engine runs on gas, sometimes electric motor kicks in.
Battery for electric motor gets charged when brakes are applied??? How does the electric motor battery get charged if you don't apply the brakes? EV, = plug in. Got that. Hybrid?? Asking for a friend.

 

[joshb]

Great car. My wife bought one 10? 12 years ago. I was negative at first, but then I started driving it. It’s a fun little car to drive. I could get 50 MPG out of it if I babied it. It had a little readout on a screen that showed your MPG in real time and it became a fun game to see who could get the best mileage. Of course, when I took it out alone to zip around the back roads, I didn’t do so good. It felt like a little sports car, tho. It charged when you braked, but I think it also charged off the gas engine while you drove. I’d get one again if I needed another car.

 

[tmwinds]

Probably great cars but I don’t think my manhood could tolerate being seen in one.

 

[joshb]

Probably great cars but I don’t think my manhood could tolerate being seen in one.

I saw one that was lifted with wider tires. Looked pretty cool.

 

[PatMiles]

I saw one that was lifted with wider tires. Looked pretty cool.

 

[joshb]

A bit much! How ‘bout this:

 

[mr45man]

We have one, 12 years old.
I think it has paid for itself by now.
The battery charges when going down hill ,
the electric motor converts to a generator.
Great little car.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Seems like Jay Leno had something like that, or maybe it was his Wive's modified Camry??

 

[JTEX]

IF I had one I wouldn't admit it in public!!!!!

 

[KMart]

IF I had one I wouldn't admit it in public!!!!!

Is it hard being you?

 

[Dave M.]

Serviced a few, did replace one starter battery, did brakes on a few but no major repairs.
So, engine runs on gas, sometimes electric motor kicks in.
Battery for electric motor gets charged when brakes are applied??? How does the electric motor battery get charged if you don't apply the brakes? EV, = plug in. Got that. Hybrid?? Asking for a friend.

Regenerative braking does charge the batteries but only minimally. Other than that, battery must be charged via AC wall charging station. There are REEVs (range extended electric vehicles) that actually have a gas engine that is not attached to the drivetrain in any way, and only serves as a generator to charge the batteries.
Dave

 

[Robert G]

You don't plug a Prius into AC to charge. The gas engine maintains the batteries and a bit from braking. A Prius Prime is a plug in, but that is a completely different engineered setup.

Robert

 

[riflewoman]

I might if it was properly equipped.

 

[Big_Daddy]

Probably great cars but I don’t think my manhood could tolerate being seen in one.

1000% agree.
I would have to kick my own ass if I was caught in one...LOL

 

[Downhill]

Born with testicles, so a prius is a hard NO!

 

[Fast14riot]

Apparently they're extremely popular with the Cat thieves, too.

 

[Downhill]

Born with testicles, so a prius is a hard NO!

My apologies guys. I make my living in the oil and gas industries.

 

[Sandstorm]

Too friggin funny....If thers no hole in the hood I dont need it...

 

[spike-55]

just say no to winder-up's
stan

 

[swd]

I had an uncle that passed away a few years ago that claimed he had the only Prius in California with an NRA bumper sticker on it, lol