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Old 04-21-2010, 06:07 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
Fortunately, the inverter and DC-DC converter on the Insight are located inside a Faraday cage behind the seats, where they are fan-cooled with cabin air. Under the hood, it's very simple and conventional, aside from the traction motor inside the transmission bell housing.
Robert,that's good news.My mind envisioned something like the EV-1 and the whole black-box getting zorched.
So it looks more like a green light for blocking.
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