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You can recalibrate the screen in my Acura. I've been in the debug screens but I know you can fuck things up if you don't read up on what you're doing.
 
dxmnkd316 said:
You can recalibrate the screen in my Acura. I've been in the debug screens but I know you can fuck things up if you don't read up on what you're doing.
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We had the windshield on my CRV, and the tech messed up the lane departure system. It needs to be recalibrated when the glass is replaced as I’d imagine the slight variations between windshields messes with the optical sensors mounted to the ceiling just behind it. So now if I’m a few inches from the line it starts warning me of impending doom.
 
St. Clown said:
We had the windshield on my CRV, and the tech messed up the lane departure system. It needs to be recalibrated when the glass is replaced as I’d imagine the slight variations between windshields messes with the optical sensors mounted to the ceiling just behind it. So now if I’m a few inches from the line it starts warning me of impending doom.
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There's also a setting buried in the menus for sensitivity. I turned mine down because it was more like if I was a micron off center either way it would beep. Honda's systems are.... finely engineered but I just get the feeling they rarely ever do voice of the customer analyses.
 
Living vicariously through your kids haha.

The eldest is in Michigan with the UM Gopher Motorsports team. He has helped with building a car set to be raced vs. teams from dozens of colleges from the US (and at least one from Mexico) at the Michigan International Speedway. He designed the chain-guard and is the backup driver as a Fr. Today they present their design etc. to the judges, and then over the next few days will compete with acceleration, skidpad, autocross and endurance.

For a kid that loved his first Hot Wheel since before he could walk I am not surprised by any of this.

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Slap Shot said:
Living vicariously through your kids haha.

The eldest is in Michigan with the UM Gopher Motorsports team. He has helped with building a car set to be raced vs. teams from dozens of colleges from the US (and at least one from Mexico) at the Michigan International Speedway. He designed the chain-guard and is the backup driver as a Fr. Today they present their design etc. to the judges, and then over the next few days will compete with acceleration, skidpad, autocross and endurance.

For a kid that loved his first Hot Wheel since before he could walk I am not surprised by any of this.

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That’s the easy button to get into the auto industry as an engineer. Lots of FSAE grads where I worked.
 
We are getting to the point where we are considering replacing one of our cars - naturally with the fuel prices we are considering more fuel efficient option.

We are not candidates for an all electric vehicle, but thinking about hybrids / plug in hybrids.

Anyone have experience with plug in hybrids? If you never or rarely plug them in, do you still get the fuel efficiency benefit of a traditional hybrid?
 
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ericredaxe said:
We are getting to the point where we are considering replacing one of our cars - naturally with the fuel prices we are considering more fuel efficient option.

We are not candidates for an all electric vehicle, but thinking about hybrids / plug in hybrids.

Anyone have experience with plug in hybrids? If you never or rarely plug them in, do you still get the fuel efficiency benefit of a traditional hybrid?
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Are you considering one and not plugging it in? If so, I'd save the money on the extra battery and just get a normal hybrid. Otherwise, if you can at least plug it in overnight- my parents love theirs. It would be cool if you could get some free power at work- we had many spots to plug in at work (assuming you still actually go to an office).
 
MichVandal said:
Are you considering one and not plugging it in? If so, I'd save the money on the extra battery and just get a normal hybrid. Otherwise, if you can at least plug it in overnight- my parents love theirs. It would be cool if you could get some free power at work- we had many spots to plug in at work (assuming you still actually go to an office).
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Right - so our setup at home would not allow us to easily plug it in… no garage and the layout of our lot/driveway is not great for setting up a charging station. Our only real option would be running an extension cord out the window and I just don’t see us doing that very often and I know 110v charging is super slow… so most plug ins would be while out of the house.
 
120V is enough to charge a PHEV overnight. But if you are not going to use that feature, you will be spending a lot of money on an extra battery pack and charging features that you will not use. Just get a basic hybrid.
 
MichVandal said:
120V is enough to charge a PHEV overnight. But if you are not going to use that feature, you will be spending a lot of money on an extra battery pack and charging features that you will not use. Just get a basic hybrid.
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I think you are likely right - although i might be willing to spend the extra for future possibilities (and the tax credit, which seems to have expired for many traditional hybrids) - but i am curious does a plug in hybrid perform equally as traditional hybrid if you are not plugging it in?
 
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I think you are likely right - although i might be willing to spend the extra for future possibilities (and the tax credit, which seems to have expired for many traditional hybrids) - but i am curious does a plug in hybrid perform equally as traditional hybrid if you are not plugging it in?
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Can't be 100% sure, but they should be the same- they would harvest the same waste power when braking or coasting. All the people I would ask got retired when I retired a few weeks ago.
 
My only question is the added weight of the additional battery. What does that do for efficiency if you're not using it.
 
Have an Electrician put an outdoor outlet on a pole near your driveway. You want a dedicated 20 amp 120 volt circuit. Shouldn't cost that much.
 
walrus said:
Have an Electrician put an outdoor outlet on a pole near your driveway. You want a dedicated 20 amp 120 volt circuit. Shouldn't cost that much.
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Yeah - it could be done, but the awkward layout of our lot/driveway makes it not ideal as far as getting power to it.
 
ericredaxe said:
Yeah - it could be done, but the awkward layout of our lot/driveway makes it not ideal as far as getting power to it.
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I see no reason to have a plug in prius if you can't plug it in. If you are driving in town to work a plug in makes perfect sense. We bought a 21 Rav4 when Covid first hit, wish we had bought a plug in. 33 MPg is pretty good but 40s is even better
 
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I see no reason to have a plug in prius if you can't plug it in. If you are driving in town to work a plug in makes perfect sense. We bought a 21 Rav4 when Covid first hit, wish we had bought a plug in. 33 MPg is pretty good but 40s is even better
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Yeah and even if we did set up a plug at our house, looking at the mileage limitations on running a plug in hybrid on electric only it does not seem worth it. (Again unless we get the tax credit and assuming the efficiency of a plug In hybrid = normal hybrid when running in hybrid mode…. Then sure why not have the option)
 
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My only question is the added weight of the additional battery. What does that do for efficiency if you're not using it.
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Hurts it. ;-):)

Unless your driving is some sort of exceptional circumstance (long haul with few stops), the effect is primarily just from having to accelerate that extra mass every time you start from a stop. Once you're cruising along, extra weight does cause a little more friction in your drivetrain, so there is a constant net "drag" associated with weight, but that's relatively small compared to the extra effort your engine will have to put out on the starts.
 
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