[press release}
MAKER FAIRE Gets GREEN!
CalCars.org to modify Toyota Prius to "plug-in" hybrid at Maker Faire

"…when we eventually run out of oil, have a
worldwide computer crash, or another global
catastrophe, it's the sort of people who will
subscribe to Make who will help us all survive."
- Knoxville News SentinelSebastopol, CA (March 1,
2006)- Following President Bush's recent
endorsement of advanced hybrids, and coinciding
with Earth Day weekend, The California Cars
Initiative (CalCars.org) will publicly convert a
Toyota Prius hybrid into a "plug-in" hybrid
during the inaugural Make magazine Maker Faire, April 22-23.

Over two days, CalCars engineers, along with a
cadre of volunteers, will build and install a
battery pack and make hardware and software
adjustments to the stock Toyota Prius. The
finished "PRIUS+" will drive back to Seattle,
Washington after the Faire with a 10-mile
low-speed all-electric range in addition to its regular hybrid extended range.

Evolving Event details:
http://www.calcars.org/makerfaire.html

Tecnical discussions and preparations:
http://www.eaa-phev.org/maillist/eaa-phev.html?show=
(not at the CalCars Plug-In Hybrid Conversion Group at Yahoo)
Information is organized in wiki-format and style

General comments and suggestions:
http://www.hybridcars.com/blogs/power/prius-makeover-at-maker-faire


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Felix Kramer fkramer@...
Founder California Cars Initiative
http://www.calcars.org
http://www.calcars.org/news-index.html
http://www.hybridcars.com/blogs/power
http://www.eaa-phev.org
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