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well if the SC hybrid comes late enough, toyota already promise the next generation prius to have a much smaller battery, which might make its way to the SC
Let's hope smaller batteries are definitely on the way. That's why I won't consider the GS450h or the LS600hL anytime soon Even the the LED headlights & the extra torque over the LS460 would not be enough . . .
Also, didn't Toyota say that the next Prius will run 117 MPG? It'll probably be as asthmatic as the current Prius in terms of performance, but otherwise, more battery power in a smaller space is good, just as long as they don't recall it like how laptop batteries have been recalled recently.
Just give any Lexus half of such a hybrid system for extra acceleration ummph and it'll be beneficial...
No, they said testing of the current prototype got that kind of mileage; and it was in British gallons or something. Ended up being high 90s mpg converted. Still impressive though. The laptop batteries recalled are made by Sony.... or whoever makes batteries for sony; which also made them for Dell and a few other manufacturers.
Let's hope smaller batteries are definitely on the way. That's why I won't consider the GS450h or the LS600hL anytime soon Even the the LED headlights & the extra torque over the LS460 would not be enough . . .
lol, you know my hope is that they already start putting small batteries in the ls600hl.
i was thinking, if the concept behind lexus hybrid is more about performance than gas mileage, maybe they don't need that big of a battery to begin with?
i was thinking, if the concept behind lexus hybrid is more about performance than gas mileage, maybe they don't need that big of a battery to begin with?
They say it's more about performance, however, the 3.5 V6 in the GS450h & I'm sure the 5.0 V8 in the LS600hL are detuned to meet emission standards at the expense of hp, so their action tells me it's not about all-out performance
No, they said testing of the current prototype got that kind of mileage; and it was in British gallons or something. Ended up being high 90s mpg converted. Still impressive though. The laptop batteries recalled are made by Sony.... or whoever makes batteries for sony; which also made them for Dell and a few other manufacturers.
Toyota batteries are made by Panasonic EV, Honda batteries are made by Sanyo.
10-02-06, 10:27 AM
Even the the LED headlights & the extra torque over the LS460 would not be enough . . .
