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Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by MSFT_Edging on Thursday July 24, 2025 @09:31AM (#44670468)
I know for a fact you can neutral-drop a prius.

I know it's not exactly the same, but I was a teenager and curious, and you can rev them and shift into drive with some heel-toe finesse. Not sure if this works on the newer ones, this one was an early 2010s model.

Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by kstrauser on Thursday July 24, 2025 @10:36AM (#44671231)
Thank you for performing the experiment I didn’t even know I wanted to know the results of before now.
Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by MSFT_Edging on Thursday July 24, 2025 @12:36PM (#44672784)
I performed many experiments on that family prius and with complete honestly, my experiments weren't even in the top ten worst things that car survived.

Trees, multiple motorcycles, final destination esque road debris, an accident that should have totalled it if not for an insurance mistake, leading to repairs worth more than the car. Three teenage drivers and two adult drivers with heavy feet. Not to mention many many hardware store runs hauling various sacks of yard materials, baby trees, lumber, etc.

My favorite times were rallying on compacted un-plowed snow. The thin tires and light weight meant it absolutely shredded.

It's my opinion that the Toyota Prius is one of the greatest vehicles ever built and they should be respected and feared.

Re:Electric cars produce far less brake dust pollution than ... by kstrauser on Thursday July 24, 2025 @12:39PM (#44672817)
That's an amazing testimony to its grit. I could stand to hear more of those stories over the appropriate beverage.