Man Lights House with Toyota Prius

An enterprising New Jersey man used his Toyota Prius as a generator to run his home’s lights, laptops, and a television because he lost power due to the recent Sandy outages. For one week he used an inverter and some extension cords to produce power for his home while only using 75% of one tank of gas.

At one point, as you probably know, millions of homes were without power in New York and New Jersey.

There are instructions online explaining how to use a Prius as a generator. WikiHow has a six-step process, including a tip about proper ventilation, because car exhaust can be deadly if it accumulates in a space where people or animals are breathing.

The New Jersey man is not the only person to have used a Prius to power devices in his home. Last year, a man in Massachusetts did as well. “When it looked like we were going to be without power for awhile, I dug out an inverter (which takes 12v DC and creates 120v AC from it) and  wired it into our Prius… These inverters are available for about $100 many places online,” the man said. He only used five gallons of gas to power his home appliances for three days.

Many backup generators use two-cycle engines, which are known to create large amounts of air pollution, though they certainly are much cheaper than a Prius. Some electric vehicle owners also have solar panels on their homes and generate all or a portion of their own power.
The 2012 Prius has been rated at 536 miles per tank.

PRIUS AND MEXICO

Finally I come to Mexico the best-selling hybrid car in the world, the Toyota Prius. After a long wait, July 21 Japanese brand released model Toyota Prius Premium, a vehicle that has a gasoline engine and another electric powered from batteries which are able to reload with braking, declines in earrings and bearing working together.

This is thanks to a system known as "COGS planetary" to intelligently Select if energy must transfer via gasoline or the electric engine.

The electric motor of the Prius is able to develop speeds of up to 30 kilometres per hour for 8 completely autonomous km, something that surely appreciate in traffic that keep off combustion engine lights, the system of air-conditioning and audio work with batteries, fuel economy is really good.

While the internal combustion engine alone is 100% more efficient than a conventional engine already that this not lies the task of the boot.

Inside of the equipment for the version to Mexico emphasizes the JBL system with 8 speakers, bluetooth connection with controls on the steering wheel for cell phone, reverse, camera electric and one touch control of cruise, glass headlights illuminated by LEDs, 7 pockets of air, access and boot without key, electronic stability control Antilock braking, electronic distribution of the braking force assisted in emergency, among others.

Seems a good choice, isn't it?. This, when you can pay, the Prius has a price superior to the 428 thousand pesos, what comes to mind where are so widely spoken tax benefits? I understand that you will not pay tenure, but any car in its segment already paid this happy tax.

Technologically hybrid cars are a great option to minimize CO2 emissions from combustion engines, but as long as they have these high costs without real fiscal benefits, remain a luxury and not a necessity.