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Old 03-10-2010, 05:08 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Sure, you can make it handle like its on rails, and also make it stop on a dime, or again make it glide forever, but then he wouldn't have chosen discs...anyway. All those are aspects of performance looked at from different perspectives.

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Prius... performance as in driving like a wild man... contrarians...

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(I'm not sure it's a world first - does MIMA on the 1st gen Insight give the driver control over regen strength, or only whether or not it occurs?) Nope strength in most applications

He accomplishes the feat by adding voltage to the sensor, but only when the brake pedal is pressed (activating a relay in the circuit).

The result is a loss of the ability to do extremely light braking, but he's happy with the heightened amount of regen in his braking mix.

Full article here
I wonder if a prius MIMA could be coaxed into using EV-95m nickle metal batteries?

Might make for a better hybred/electric.

Reason I ask is there is a set for sale.

I thought of buying them but how to charge safely?
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Prius... performance as in driving like a wild man... contrarians...
Why confused? What's a Tesla for?

I happen to enjoy driving like that (or what I assume that is, since the link isn't working for me). I also like not using a lot of gas while doing so. I don't exactly see the contradiction: it's the difference between a boring (to me) muscle car, and a true sports car.

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