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somnialcat

The state of clean vehicles

Apr 13, 2011 16:38

For the past decade, I've been wanting a vehicle fueled by clean energy -- low or no emissions. A couple years ago I put together an electric bike: PPSMTU DenshinekoThe electric bike is great for short-range trips, but has next to no cargo capacity and only supports one rider, so I haven't been able to get by without using my car entirely. Now that ( Read more... )

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somnialcat April 14 2011, 15:02:09 UTC

Oh, for sure. I got the "112MPH standard" top speed for a Prius from here, although Yahoo answers says people have some trouble getting it over about 107MPH.

The "72MPH electric mode" specifically refers to the "Prius+" plug-in hybrid conversion's top speed in "all-electric" battery-only EV mode. Unless I'm mistaken, accelerating an unmodified Prius up to that speed will drop it into hybrid mode with combustion assist.