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There is a 12v battery in all the hybrid cars. As for Toyota vs Honda they take a different approach in the way they implement the hybrids. Toyota first uses the electric engine and then the gas engine when speed/power requires it. Honda uses the gas engine first and the electric engine as a...

There is a drive battery that is 202v and a inverter that steps it up to 500v to drive the motors. Also there is a converter that steps the 202v down to 12v for all the regular 12v stuff. That picture is the 12v battery located in the back of the car. The reason the CCA is so low is that...

I have a Toyota Prius and a Memphis 1000D. How would I connect the positive wire to this battery? That block is a voltage regular maintaing 14.1v and there is a 120v fuse on it. Also is the stock ground wire ok or should I sand it down, replace with a larger guage, etc? This is a JIS...

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Heh, nope cant upgrade the alt, because the car doesnt have one. This taken from a webpage. there is no "step" gearbox, either manual or automatic - the Prius does not use step gears there is no clutch or torque converter - the wheels are always firmly connected by gears to the ICE and...

Prius is Toyota, Honda is either an Insight or Civic Hybrid. I own a 2004 Prius with premium sound system so I can tell you some on what I researched. First here are the specs. Base Head Unit Specifications • AM/FM Tuner • CD Player • DSP (never made it) • Amplifier Power: 40 W ×...