... The NiMH chemistry has lower specific energy than li-ion, but auto manufacturers are already using them in mass-produced vehicles. With the Electro Energy...
... Ron: Thanks for trying to answer and further clarify and explore these battery pricing questions. ... "In my "Battery evaluation and production cost...
Thanks for your pointer to this page. As there isn't anything private, I am taking the liberty to post my response to the PriusPlus group. I fully believe...
Ron, check out the new batteries from A123systems, who might be very supportive of your efforts. http://www.a123systems.com/html/home.html Thanks for all...
... Hi Ron; I LIKE that, or "Prius done right!" The figures look good. Hafta try that setup in one of our Sunrise bodies when/if we get this one going.They are...
The last two messages should really have been private messages in response to my post. Below is a gentle reminder; please be careful: Unfortunately, replies...
PRIUS+ mileage: A couple of weeks ago, after logging every trip in my PRIUS+ for a year, I stopped doing so and accumulated my average mileage while doing my...
Halp! Us East Coast Prius owner/drivers are hungry to try out them thangs. I volunteer. I drive 35 miles to/from work each day. Driving Atlanta to Plant City,...
... This seems like a terrific idea, to find a person or persons whose time and abilities allow them to serve in this capacity. It will help all of us, I...
Was: Re: Two-week average: 87 mpg + re. battery suggestions I recommend that anyone interested in doing PHEV conversions, either individually or in groups or...
Washington, DC, 01/25/06 -- A brief announcement on this morning's NBC Channel 4 local Washington, DC newscast indicates that a Ford Escape Hybrid capable of...
I have received several references to research on nanotube ultracapacitors at MIT. The latest was a link to the following article, which then linked to the...
After I had read the article I wondered how susceptible these would be to physical shock or G forces as these nanotubes are extremely long and thin. Any...
Sebastopol, CA (March 1, 2006)- Following President Bush's recent endorsement of advanced hybrids, and coinciding with Earth Day weekend, The California Cars...
Background: In CalCars' first PRIUS+ conversion, a CAN bus controller by EnergyCS replaced Toyota's Battery ECU by emulating its CAN bus messages to the rest...
I have a few clarifications to my previous post to both the priusplus and eaa-phev groups (this post is going to both): 1. I posted to the priusplus group...
Thanks for your quick response and idea. I think it is a great idea, but it would still leave the following problems: 1. Without building a replacement battery...
Ron, I cannot fulfill the below requirements, but I can suggest an AGM battery that should give you about 20 miles of 40 MPH range, cost less than $900 and...
In thinking about Mike Sassnet's suggestion to dump the excess regen current into a resistive heating element, I came up with what I believe is a solution to...
Hello All, I invite you to visit this website to see my efforts on another PHEV Prius. My name is Steve Woodruff and I have been silent too long. I welcome...
Hi: ... Yet, I thought that a result of Ron's research was that we (for now) concluded that the best way to go was to not use the already-in-the-car Prius...
Howdy, I would like to let Steve know about our Plug-In Hybrid Special Interest Group, in case he is not already aware of it. The link is: www.eaa-phev.org ...
Hi, everyone! CalCars is now working on our forth conversion of a Prius into a PHEV. This one is owned by Sven Thesen, long-time CalCars volunteer, working...
