Your prius is like the insight. It uses a dc to dc converter to charge the battery, so having a cap across it helps to add a buffer so the circuit isnt on all the time, but cycles off and on giving is more reserve or the hybrid system and better mpg.
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Originally Posted by P-hack
How do you evaluate the risk/reward here? At night I run the lights and everything with the engine off, and need to be able to start reliably if I am at a stop. As well winter is coming. The extra battery weight helps me glide a little farther/faster too. How does this ever pay for itself and how often does it leave an EOCer (or regular user) stranded in the process?
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