ARB will hold a public workshop on September 24, 2008, in El Monte, California. The workshop will discuss proposed amendments to exhaust and evaporative...
Felix Kramer
fkramer@...
Sep 2, 2008 10:03 pm
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Has anyone done anything similar to the Extreme Hybrid from AFSTrinity.com ? Is there a kit or any interest at all on this message list? I would like to buy a...
Russell Reeves
eaa-phev@...
Sep 2, 2008 11:29 pm
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Has anyone done the cost tradeoff between PHEV and bi-fuel cars that run both on compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline? If so, would you please post it? ...
Len Moskowitz
lenmoskowitz@...
Sep 2, 2008 11:42 pm
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While natural gas prices may decline in the short term, long term (1-2+ years) they're expected to go up 12-15%. Also, I believe natural gas suffers the same...
Brandon Galbraith
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Sep 3, 2008 1:14 am
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You would have to check the price of Natural Gas where you are we are $1.35 per therm this does not include our service charges either, I spoke to Honda at the...
Herbert Van Den Houten
drhvdheng@...
Sep 3, 2008 1:35 am
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http://green.yahoo.com/blog/ecogeek/736/plug-in-prius-hitting-the-road-a-year-early.html I couldn't believe my eyes. Sounds like Toyota is really going to put...
Steve Powers
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Sep 3, 2008 10:46 pm
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That's all well and good. Now whose hands at Toyota do I need to drop a large bag of money in to get one myself :) -brandon ... -- Sent from Gmail for mobile |...
Brandon Galbraith
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Sep 3, 2008 11:05 pm
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Convert you PHEV to use CNG/Electron hybrid then!!! cut back on Gasoline even further. The big difference with PHEV is the EV mode uses the Electric Motor...
Paul Arnold
eaa-phev@...
Sep 4, 2008 12:53 am
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... Having said that it is easier to convert Existing vehicle fleet ... Not counting new reserves recently discovered in Lousiana and Texas, most natural gas...
Brandon Galbraith
brandon.galbraith@...
Sep 4, 2008 5:23 am
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... The photovoltaic panels on my roof that I would use to charge my PHEV have an efficiency of around 18%. Factor that into the PHEV efficiency numbers and...
Len Moskowitz
lenmoskowitz@...
Sep 4, 2008 10:39 am
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Len, That is not really a valid comparison to make as 1. Solar energy arrives freely to your panels. 2. Supply off Solar Energy has Not Peaked. and.. This is a...
Paul Arnold
eaa-phev@...
Sep 4, 2008 11:25 am
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The only way to calculate a proper accounting of efficiencies is to go back to first energy sources. In the case of your electricity generating solar panels...
Michael J. Cykana
mjcykana@...
Sep 4, 2008 12:05 pm
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... That's interesting but what I'm really interested in is a comparison of cost per mile over ten years. Anyone have that info? Len M. ... The EAA-PHEV...
Len Moskowitz
lenmoskowitz@...
Sep 4, 2008 10:39 pm
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If you want to include the inefficiency of using energy from the sun via solar panels, it would only be fair to relate that to the efficiency of biofuel...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
rgremban@...
Sep 5, 2008 12:15 am
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CNG is renewable. Biomethane made from Anaerobic digestion of organic waste can be cleaned up and injected into the natural gas grid. Just like with an...
M Schultz
thinkingman@...
Sep 5, 2008 1:07 am
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I found the following table when putting together a report on how Australia generates electricity, and thought it might be useful in the discussion of energy...
David Butler
eaa-phev@...
Sep 5, 2008 1:53 am
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Do Both :) The Future is Hybrid. AND not OR the options. ... The EAA-PHEV website is at http://www.eaa-phev.org The list archive...
Paul Arnold
eaa-phev@...
Sep 5, 2008 2:39 am
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Lori, I'm very familiar with the Calcars method (and others) of taking a used Prius and paying for the additional pack. This technique has worked well for ...
Brandon Galbraith
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Sep 6, 2008 2:08 am
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hi to you allI just got a drivable Prius 2001 ( with some error codes that I well have =to fix =2Cmainly need some new cell in HV Bat.) That I got to make into...
ken debrak
eaa-phev@...
Sep 7, 2008 5:31 pm
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To All look for thinks like the cam-view for a Prius 2001 ,, yes that 2001 no typo! or think monitor motor current , bat and motor Voltage ,, Bat. tem , motor...
ken debrak
eaa-phev@...
Sep 11, 2008 2:00 am
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from the site ... Contactor Based Ron is refining a simple and inexpensive 22 battery configuration utilizing contactor and resistor, the same EVP20-12B B&B...
leon@...
Sep 16, 2008 6:19 pm
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That is old data. The 20 batteries turned out to be the optimum amount according to Ron. Chris ... The EAA-PHEV website is at http://www.eaa-phev.org The list...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
Sep 16, 2008 6:25 pm
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a ok because the info is still on the website. any info about why the 22 did not work? ... From: "Chris Ewert" <chris@...> To:...
leon@...
Sep 16, 2008 6:28 pm
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Hi does any have or know anyone that has a Mini-Scanner by ECROS Technology ,that works with 2001-2003 prius that uses OBDII info not CAN Buss..i would like to...
ken debrak
eaa-phev@...
Sep 17, 2008 4:17 pm
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Hi Ken, Off the top of my head speaking of an OBDII bus is incorrect, OBDII is implemented over whatever vehicle communication is already used in the vehicle...
... I don't know whether or not the Sept 24 CARB conference on the Draft Test Standards is going to cover conversions at all, but the drafts that have been...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
eaa-phev@...
Sep 20, 2008 7:31 am
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I prepared 4 white papers on BMS issues. Would anyone care to read them and give me feedback, Off-Line? http://liionbms.com/php/whitepapers.php I suggest you...
Davide Andrea
eaa-phev@...
Sep 20, 2008 11:22 pm
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Hello David, I am interested in reviewing and offering coments. My background is IBM Installation Planning (physical site etc) I have a 1890 CommutaVan ( Elect...
buickmanhowie
eaa-phev@...
Sep 21, 2008 12:44 am
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For three important environmental factors -- energy consumption, oil consumption, and CO2 emissions -- the question has been raised about how long it takes for...