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NeilBlanchard · 12-15-2009, 11:07 AM

Hi,

The coolest thing about the plug in Prius is that the EV mode can go up to 60mph. That (probably) means that the current Prius could have a larger battery pack added and the software could be hacked to get similar performance...

12-15-2009, 11:07 AM	#10 (permalink)
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