Prius Resource List

2001.09.17

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Your Owner's Manual Is Your Friend!
*** Unless you are a certified geek or gear-head, then you _REALLY_NEED_ the New Car Features (NCF) guide!
THE "ultimate" Prius resource
- Start here FIRST!: The OFFICIAL Toyota Prius Web Site
Frequently Asked Questions
- Abbreviations & Glossary - Commonly used terms on this List
- FAQ's - Frequently Asked Questions about the Prius
Great Explanations! Great explanation of what happens in the Prius to make it work so well

- How Stuff Works
- Introduction to How a Hybrid Car Works
- The Toyota Prius

- Argonne National Laboratory; Transportation Technology R&D Center
- Hybrid Vehicles
- Technology Snapshot: The Toyota Prius (January 2001) [471kb PDF]
- Operational Characteristics of the First Mass-Produced HEV

- DOE
- How do Hybrid Electric Vehicles Work?
- Hybrid Electric Vehicle Program
- U.S. Department of Energy Technology Snapshot - Featuring the Toyota Prius
Manuals
- Order with credit card from Toyota Publications at 800-622-2033
2001 Prius Manuals
  Repair Manual Volume 1 - DiagnosticsNPNRM778U1$78.95
  Repair Manual Volume 2 - RepairNPNRM778U2$71.95
  New Car Features May, 2000NCF182U$34.00
  Electrical Wiring Diagram (NHW11 Model)EWD414U$46.95
  Owner's Manual00400-OM474-01U$13.90
*** No part numbers for 2002 available yet. Any help out there?
Discussion Groups
Chat with Prius owners, wannabees, tire kickers, the GOOD dealers and techs and the occasional Prius exec.
- toyota-prius - Hybrid Toyota Prius E-mail Group
Files - Photos - Bookmarks - Database - Polls  
- Prius_Technical_Stuff - Hybrid Toyota Prius E-mail Group
Files - Photos - Bookmarks - Database - Polls  
- PriusMods - Hybrid Toyota Prius E-mail Group
Files - Photos - Bookmarks - Database - Polls  
- prius_friends_II - Hybrid Toyota Prius E-mail Group
Files - Photos - Bookmarks - Database - Polls  
Search For Information Google currently lists "about 26,500" results for a search on "Toyota Prius" and "about 89,200" for "Prius". Have fun!
- Search Google for "Toyota Prius"
- Search Google for "Prius"
- http://gazoo.com/eng/auto/kata4.asp?kata=NHW11-AEEGB&iro=8P5&g=02&cd=2502>Drool Bait S L O W to load. Click on Accessories after donning bib.
Prius Web Pages and Links:
(Hey John! When you gonna start a Prius Web Ring?)
- John's Page

Links:
- From How Stuff Works
Other Stuff
Don't Ask! Things that have been known to "tickle" a Prius owner
- The Ultimate Poseur SUV page
- Unimog Global Warming System
- The Transportation Energy Future Is Uncertain: But It Is BIG [PDF file]
Updates / Corrections to: whp