... <snip> While I'm happy for the optimism, and I believe the Prius CAN be modified into a great PHEV, I do not believe that doing so is this straightforward....
... <snip> ... I am actually quite interested in EV-only mode. My point was merely that it turns out to not be essential to the fuel-saving goals of a ...
I believe the key to creating an effective PRIUS+ is to learn how to inject a traction battery's energy into the hybrid system in such a way that the hybrid...
... system under actual driving situations? -Quin Garcia Great! Actually I did think of that, but I have no idea where one of us can get some time on one....
As I'm using Gmail I sometimes notice ads on the right side. On your email the following ads appeared... Ironic, eh? Sponsored Links Mustang Dynamometer ...
I will be out of the office starting 08/02/2004 and will not return until 08/04/2004. I'm returning 8-4....
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Ron: It is easy to provide EV only use. the idea is to charge the larger battery up to full by the AC plug and then use the Prius battery control system to...
Ron, I dont know of a place that will necessarily give Cal Cars free use of their dyno, but I do know of a bunch of chassis dynos in the Bay Area. However, I...
The best dyno for this purpose is the one at UCDavis which I can arrange for free for this project. This is an old Emission certification dyno that allows us...
This offer is greatly appreciated, could save us lots of time and money! Andy has been an incredibly advisor to CalCars since we started talking about PHEVs,...
Hi Prof. Frank, Is the dyno at UCD one of the emissions dynos than can only handle about 35-70hp, or can it handle more? I ask this because I know that a lot...
Group Members (and those not on the list who are looking on) I'd originally thought we'd try to get one LiIon, one NiMH vehicle up and running this fall. Based...
Hi, everyone. I have been behind on posting to the group due to some cool things that have been happening, including this opportunity to show a PRIUS+ at the...
Below is a text version of Ron's list of all expected components and related equipment needed for the NiMH and Li-Ion PRIUS+ prototypes. (It's also posted in...
Group members: here's the (forwardable) message I'm posting to Prius-2G, Prius_Technical Stuff, Gridable-Hybrids, PriusChat, and several EV groups. We'll work...
... (288V or ... parallel with ... Felix, Ron, I may be wrong, but it appears from the voltages listed above that you plan on using close to 100% of the...
... Dear Prius group, The charger has been ordered, is being assembled and is scheduled to be shipped from overseas now during work week 34 (Aug 16...Aug 20). ...
I've just uploaded a picture to the Photos section of the group, showing the area under the hatchback, after having taken out the heavy plastic "tray". The...
An individual whom I did not approve for membership posted comments at Prius_Technical_Stuff. I took the opportunity to outline the considerations I've been...
Thanks to Ken and Jerry for replying to the message; in the future, general inquiries more appropriately belonged on one of the two groups we point to on the...
PriusPlusBatteries, the main significant document not available to non-member readers of this group (who don't have access to the Files area) will from now on...
FYI, I currently have 1044 sub-C cells in the tire well area, configured in 6 packs, each with 29 RC car 3Ah 7.2V sub-C packs - 18Ah additional capacity....
Can you tell us the operating strategy of your system? It seems that you are simply charging your auxiliary batteries off line then adding them to the main...
Currently, the aux batteries are only a supplement to the OEM, they are charged by the car. Later, we will work on an offline charger. For now, we are just ...
Hi, Dan! Sorry for the delay. The answer to your question depends upon the configuration selected for the PRIUS+. If a separate traction battery is used, I...
Victor, Thank you for your post. You came up with a configuration I hadn't thought of. I included it as one of the five configurations for consideration in...
