Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

REV, a Vancouver, Canada company that converts Ford fleet vehicles into highway capable battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ), has become the first Hymotion plug-in conversion kit dealer in Canada. It is now offering the Hymotion L5 plug-in conversion system for Toyota Prius owners in BC.

Kits 150

Kits Prius Canada Conversion 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2018

This compares to 13 and 15 MPG respectively for the identically configured gasoline Ford Transit 350HD. Ford QVM dealers and upfitters perform installations and service. The all-electric Lightning product features liquid-cooled Lithium-Ion batteries from volume-ready world-class battery suppliers.

Miles 170

Miles Ford All-Electric Range 170

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Service is performed by Lightning eMotors’ network of Ford QVM-certified service centers, upfitters, and dealers, and spare parts are readily available worldwide. The Gen 4 model achieves 61 MPGe on certified dyno testing, compared to 13 MPG for the gasoline version.

Batteries 448

Batteries Battery Fuel Electric 448

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

liters per 100 km / 94 mpg (US) along with an AWD driving experience with torque distribution geared towards optimized dynamics. The electric motor draws its energy from a lithium-ion battery, which can be charged from a conventional 110 volt power outlet as well as a 220 volt electric vehicle charger, and sends its power to the front axle.

BMW 306

BMW Plug-in 2014 MPG 306

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 16, 2021

The Environmental Protection Agency rates fuel economy at 30 mpg highway and combined in hybrid mode, with an impressive 84 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) that measures the pure electric mode. mpg based on the dashboard computer. liter V6 and two electric motors mated to an electrically variable transmission.

Chrysler 93

Chrysler Plug-in Hybrid Plug 93

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Establishing dealer network. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive."

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45