Comments on: Hack a USB port into your 2010 Prius

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:33:42 +0000

“What if there were just a lighter plug with a usb jack that was flat? I know there are ones that stick out (I have one), but I’d like one that’s totally flat.
Posted at 3:59 pm on Oct 7th, 2009 by Nick”

you would never be able to get it back out of the cigarette-lighter plug. They do have ergonomic grips/handles sticking out for a reason.

By: soopergooman

soopergooman — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:14:50 +0000

the prius, electric right? has to charge somewhere and that charge is provided by what? um coal burning electrical plants. sounds enviro-friendly now huh? Nope. the prius sucks, all that pollution made to just charge the damn thing. It puts out more pollution just by getting juiced up than that of any gas powered car. See where I am going with this? All these ‘Yuppies’ need to read the facts. Until all electrical energies are made from totally renewable or non polution means of generation then GW is still a big issue. All electric cars need power, not all can obtain it fro clean sources. Not for another 20 years at least, but by then the oil will have run out anyway.

Here’s looking to a Happy Prius Free Future.

By: Piet Patat

Piet Patat — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:46:29 +0000

Nice…. or you can go to your dealer and insert USB/Ipod-link.
Oké it will cost you 303 euro but hell it won’t void the warranty. :)
If i didn’t have the USB/Ipod-link I would do this.

By: XBox Hacker

XBox Hacker — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:45:27 +0000

Haha the Prius is not very good looking, but decent hack, only if it were more clean.

By: J9

J9 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:53:42 +0000

The stupid Europeans quote mpg based on the Imperial gallon. About 20% larger than the US Gallon.
Now, please get this straight before wagging your jaws (or keys in this case).

Picking up my Prius tomorrow morning.

By: J9

J9 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:51:42 +0000

Just to keep things straight.
All mileage on the stupid European cars are based on the IMPERIAL GALLON

By: John

John — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:16:49 +0000

For those who have one of those models and option (nav package i think), just open the center console, and look towards the back of the storage…it’s right next to the AUX (for iPod) port.

I have a Prius IV with solar sun roof and just found the ports today. The car is so high tech it’s like going treasure hunting finding out all the gadgets it has.

By: John

John — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:12:07 +0000

The 2010 Prius IV and V models have USB ports where you can plug MP3 players (as well as iPods), in addition to blue tooth music streaming. No need to hack one.

By: gyro_john

gyro_john — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:30:29 +0000

@tehgringe:

Don’t forget that you, like we here in Canada, are calculating your MPG based on the imperial gallon, which is about 4.546 litres.

In the states they use US gallons which are about 3.785 litres. So their MPG figures are always going to be lower by 1-(3.785/4.546) or about 16.7%.

Does that put them a little closer to the ballpark?

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:06:13 +0000

All these people talking about, in the UK we have this, or about option that the average consumer doesn’t have. The Prius, and other hybrids have their issues however among the choices for the responsible eco-conscious consumer in America the Prius is one of the better if not the best choice (though obviously quite a subjective statement).

The American consumer, though mostly ignorant of the scientific reality and data concerning conservation in a gross sense, doesn’t have all the options that other countries have.

By: tehgringe

tehgringe — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:53:23 +0000

Last time I was in the states (me = UK) I almost fell off my chair laughing at one of you car adverts “boasting” about its fuel economy.

I drive a little Skoda Fabia (VW Polo Engine 1.4 Diesel) and I get 55mpg without trying to drive it economically. Its not even built as an eco car, yet it pissed on anything you had over there.

I really don’t get it, do they just take stuff off the car until it gets cheap enough over there?

Anyway Prius are hunks of shit, so a proper hack would be to beat out a new body with a hammer, replace the engine, and rip off the badges and fill them over smooth. I would also stick an arduino on the dashboard with a blinking LED to “trick” thieves into thinking it was alarmed :)

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:34:43 +0000

Just a note: the Prius looks weird because market research shows that customers buying these cars (hybrids) want to stand out from the crowd. They want to be noticed for buying the car, because just economy isn’t worth it. It’s a status symbol, as much as a Hummer is.

I worked at a car company, and this is the sort of stuff they think about when designing a car.

By: incognito53

incognito53 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:43:20 +0000

@fartface

Yes. Jackass

By: Pan

Pan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:27:48 +0000

Hmmm… I drive a 2009 Subaru WRX265, now THAT’S economical! :)

By: Roryt

Roryt — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:13:39 +0000

Manufacturing a new car uses more energy that it will ever use in its lifetime…