OT so i'll keep it short. http://www.embedded.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=199501672 we've batted electric power around some recently, and the prius even came up. embedded systems mag [cool motto: 'thinking inside the box'] does 'teardowns' of various prominent things, recently including an xbox and playstation. the prius is so complex their teardown is up to 6 parts so far... this url is to an overview, with links to all their other prius articles. their analysis, in part: the drivetrain is very conservative tech and engineering. warning: heavy electronic geek content! ________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Hay the genius nature internet rambler is to see what all have seen adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and think what none thought _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list