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Protean Electrics retrofitted through-the-road plug-in hybrid van showing significant fuel economy gains

Green Car Congress

The vehicle is being shown for the first time in North America at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminar, 1–4 Aug. Protean Electric outfitted the front-wheel-drive Vivaro with a through-the-road hybrid conversion kit of two Protean Electric PD-18 motors attached to the rear axle. in Traverse City, Mich.