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Old 03-01-2014, 12:15 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by doviatt View Post
So does the Prius use the electric drive to start the ICE rather than have a starter motor?
From what I've read, yes. One of the motors spins the ICE up to 1000 rpm to start. It's very seamless driving around.
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