The 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Got a Bladderectomy

2010 Toyota Prius. Photo: Toyota Adieu Low-Emission Bladder Anyone with a working sense of smell who has been to a gas station knows that gasoline is volatile. To keep evaporation to a minimum, the previous generations of the Toyota Prius hybrid were equipped with a special “bladder” gas tank that kept the fumes to a minimum by expanding and contracting with the

fuel volume, minimizing the air gap over the fuel, thus reducing the fumes that can find their way into the atmosphere. But not all Prius drivers appreciated the bladder; in cold weather it shrunk and could be hard to fill to the 11.9 gallons stated capaci…

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The 2010 Toyota Prius Hybrid Got a Bladderectomy



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