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South Australia Gets Its First PHEV Prius Conversion

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The plug-in conversion replaces the existing Prius battery with a larger nickel-metal hydride battery pack. The vehicle can be charged in a garage overnight by plugging into a normal 240 volt outlet, enabling it to travel up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) on batteries alone before operating as a normal hybrid vehicle.

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Plug-in Hybrid Race on as Toyota Tests NiMH PHEV; A123 Challenges CARB to Authorize Conversions

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It want CARB to authorize aftermarket conversions of hybrids with its Lithium batteries.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

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A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) contains both an electric powertrain and an internal combustion engine. Plug-in and fully electric cars operate between 200 and 800 volts. The nickel-metal hydride used in EV batteries is in maintenance-free sealed cells, so nothing gets in or out.

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Wednesday, 4 Feb 09. PHEV Day 132 with the "Spirit" taking on the Scenic California Coastline per PCH 1

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Story and photos by Kay Crow [Go to the link for viewing story & photo] Friday January 23 brought the “Spirit of DC,” a Prius Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vechicle (PHEV) to Groveland’s Tioga High School. His 2005 Toyota PRIUS PHEV carries 20 12-volt gel batteries in the battery pack.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. We have sponsored the EAA-PHEV project and our Open-Source designs are being used by some of the private companies as well as technically advanced individuals.

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Audi highlights its range of electrification efforts; Q7 diesel PHEV, A7 fuel cell PHEV, BEV, 48V and more; 750 Wh/l by 2025

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The current 12-volt electrical system and, above all, the new 48-volt system offer many ways of making driving even sportier, more comfortable and more efficient. The Q7 PHEV will arrive in dealerships in Germany in 2016, and will likely come to the US, although perhaps with a gasoline-engine variant. Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?",

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