http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/ Hybrid Toyota Prius E-mail Group Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:17 GMT David Kelly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123388 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123388 ... Because its stealing to freely use electricity from "Almost every building ..."? ... Its not generated. The plants stay hot and keep the fires burning so Fri, 24 May 2013 08:30:05 GMT cor_van_de_water http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123387 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123387 Almost every building in USA has outdoor plugs for 120V 15A so why not plug into one of those? Especially at night a chunk of the generated electricity goes Fri, 24 May 2013 00:24:13 GMT docaaron1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123386 I was thinking about the Prius plug-in model and wondered if this idea has any merit. What if there was an option to not only charge the plug-in battery from Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:56 GMT David Kelly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123385 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123385 ... I think you will find the A/C compressor doesn't run in defrost or A/C modes when temperature is below 40°F. No matter how you set the controls inside. -- Thu, 23 May 2013 18:52:23 GMT hlschmidt1941 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123384 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123384 ... When I turn on the defroster/defogger (rotary switch all the way clockwise) in my Classic (2002), the A/C comes on. That's how the defogger works, by Thu, 23 May 2013 02:10:57 GMT Tad http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123383 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123383 ... And my point is that it does improve electrical connections in HV applications, for the reasons described. Am not aware the O.P. had diagnosed a high Thu, 23 May 2013 02:06:31 GMT Ryan Weathers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123382 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123382 So after spending 3 hours at the dealership, I came home in a new 2013... It was their rental. Basically what was found out with mine is that the compressor Wed, 22 May 2013 21:39:01 GMT jose montes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123381 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123381 Pressing park will engage the electric detent pawl on the transmission. Depending on were you drive doing it multiple times ( traffic jam ) will surely cause Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:19 GMT Betty http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123380 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123380 ... Thanks, David. Good information. Betty in Texas (btxusa) 2003 Super White Classic Prius, 65,000+ wonderful miles! http://www.drivecleanacrosstexas.org Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:43 GMT ziad alfawadleh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123379 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123379 I believe the 2nd gen doesn't need a laser cutter, but the Camry Hybrid and the 3rd gen Prius does need that   Ziad Al-Fawadleh [Non-text portions of this Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:43 GMT David Kelly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123378 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123378 ... Had to special order it and took from perhaps a Thursday to a Monday or Tuesday to arrive but Mercedes-Benz cut a new mechanical key for my Smart Key (they Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:12 GMT David Kelly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123377 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123377 ... My point is that most laymen seem to think "grease" improves electrical connections, not protects. ... Wikipediaism. "Energy storage of the material." Are Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:58 GMT extra_ball_when_lit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123376 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123376 ... Unless you've driven a lot of miles...take it to a dealer to be repaired under warranty. Scott Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:42 GMT David Kelly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123375 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123375 ... The 100k/8 year warranty is only on emissions related systems. Oddly the traction battery is considered part of the emissions system. In some states such Wed, 22 May 2013 16:59:34 GMT David Kelly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123374 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-prius/message/123374 ... NHW11 has conventional engine-driven A/C. NHW20 (starting with M.Y. 2004) has an electric driven compressor much like house HVAC and refrigerators but its