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Originally Posted by AlexanderB
...So you can push more electric power in?
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You could in the gen 1, but the hybrid computer logic decide how many will be used. I don't know as much the gen 1 then the gen 2 but the ev power must be lower, the car is lighter too.
In my plugin I use a device called bms+ that increase the Nimh Soc and then the Hsd want to use more electricity. So you can use very bigger battery then the stock nimh.
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Interesting.  On only 22-33kw its obviously not going to be very fast though, I drive a car with 44kw and 2/3 the weight, and I think it slow above 80 kmh.
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I have done testing before adding aero mods. A prius 2 use about 22kW at 130 km/h (81 mph) (This is the max speed allowed in France). So you could drive at this speed on a flat road, no wind, in ev. But you will have to wait a long time to reach this speed. At such a speed the cells will be depleted quickly.
The 22-25kW power limitation is a problem if you have to climb a hill
and speed is "high". You have to be carrefull if using out of gas mode. In hybrid mode if you need more power the engine came and help the MG2 motor.
The prius are not ev cars. There are limitations. The main is not ev speed but ev power allowed. It can be used in ev mode keeping the ability to use engine if having a out of ev-range situation. It is a "low cost" solution. Gen 2 can be found at a good price. A diyer can add battery and some device like bms+ or orion bms.
Actually i have added gasoline in august. 3300 km later. I have drived more then 3100km in ev-only mode.
The gen 2 insight have less ev power and the engine is allways spinning.
There are losts in the cvt between MG and the whells.
In the gen2 prius when engine is spinning there is about 1.5kW losts. That is wy I love the out of gas mode, the engine is stopped.
It would be perfect adding say at least 10kW so 35 kW max ev.
The gen 3 plugin have 38kW ev power before adding engine. But the range is too small for me.
