Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

But it now looks like the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is about to adopt some new regulations which could put it out of business quickly. The same state agency that drove the electric car off a cliff is now poised to wreck a new Berkeley company that triples the gas mileage of a Toyota Prius. Photograph by Chris Duffey.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The total system output surpasses that of the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid (134 hp), Chevrolet Volt (149 hp) and projected output of the Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. Puncture repair kit (in place of gasoline-engine Accord's spare wheel and tire). Electric driving is supported by a 6.7 17-inch forged aluminum wheels. Aluminum hood.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Contact info: John Joyce.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

The county has tremendous resources it can bring to the table and if it has the will and commitment to make L.A. Convert your Prius to a plug-in hybrid and rock the world. Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode. NO PURCHASE!

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Solar Energy Power Powered 170

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Because of limited purpose-built PHEV availability, these vehicles are production hybrid vehicles modified with aftermarket PHEV conversion kits). For the Hymotion Prius PHEVs, NREL’s method estimated fuel consumption of 4.2 Resources. This analysis provided a great example of collaboration among three DOE labs. Jeff Gonder.

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Plug-in PHEV Plug Fuel 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

An analysis of engine start data from PHEVs presented by Ryan Hart from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) during the SAE 2017 Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Technologies Symposium showed PHEVs have a higher fraction of cold engine starts than conventional, and a smaller fraction of hot engine starts.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

“The Toyota Prius took over five years to reach break-even and has gone on to be a wild success.&# So the Volt would cost $32,500–not so much more than what people are reportedly paying for the Prius. and Chrysler. Sure, it can handle most commutes on the battery, but who commutes in this? It looks like an Epcot attraction.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles. Follow the money.

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