Electric Auto Association

JUNE 22, 2021

‘E&E News’ tells the story of the Ford RangerEV BY RON FREUND: Director, ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION. Optional were Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries, the same as those used in Toyota’s RAV4EV and Honda’s EV+. A NiMH RangerEV could travel nearly 100 miles in favorable conditions. We update you with EV news monthly.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Add Australia to the list of countries keen to be at the forefront of plug-in hybrid technology. Engineers from CSIRO modified Toyota Prius vehicles, removing the OEM battery pack and instead installing a larger 6kWh, 30Ah NiMH battery pack with five times the capacity of the original.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

For a list of conversions completed to date, see Where PHEVs (mostly Priuses) Are. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Heres our three-paragaph summary and a link to the first of several postings on the subject at CalCars-News : July 2007 EPRI-NRDC Definitive Study: PHEVs Will Reduce Emissions If Broadly Adopted The EPRI-NRDC studies finally give an environmental stamp of approval to PHEVs. See CalCars-News Archive for updates.

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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). At the bottom of this page, weve begun a list of PHEV Schoolbuses.

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