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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sebastopol, CA (March 1, 2006)- Following President Bush's recent endorsement of advanced hybrids, and coinciding with Earth Day weekend, The California Cars...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Though I won't answer all questions raised recently, I do think battery costs and their effect on PHEV cost-of-ownership are relevant. However, as technical...
A printable 4-page version of this document is available at http://www.calcars.org/priusplusfactsheet-v1.11.pdf FACT SHEET: CalCars PRIUS+ Conversions version...
Has anyone seen a suggested retail price on these yet, as citied in the press release? I'd like to try a set in my electric scooter conversion, and am...
The EAA (Electric Auto Association) approved the formation of a Special Interest Group (SIG) for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) at their October 15th...
Electro Energy <http://www.electroenergyinc.com> (Nasdaq: EEEI), a company with an upcoming line of very innovative "bi-polar" nickel- metal hydride batteries,...
At the conclusion of Bill Moore's interview with the PHEV consortium people (no Electrovaya person was present) they discuss the issue of how the capacitors...
I'm starting to see some eerie parallels between the push for PHEVs and the push for the "Hydrogen Economy". Among them: 1. Beginning to emphasize politics...
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a set of step-by-step instructions to convert my '05 Prius to a PriusPlus. Does such a thing exist? I've been wading through the...
**Here are two snippets about federal law, found at www.sema.org, relevant to PHEV vehicle conversions:* http://www.sema.org/main/semaorghome.aspx?ID=50096 *on...
G'day, Felix ... It seems most of the arguments against plug-in hybrids is not the cost of petrol or electricity, it is the pollution generated by the ...
They are mentioned in a news story about a company claiming to be making a Lithium-Ion Smart Car in UK: http://www.kokam.com/english/product/battery03.html I...
It finally happened,.... I ran into someone who questioned in an intelligent way the claims of 100 mpg and 250 mpg and 500 mpg for the Prius+. My impression,...
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