Prius converted to plug-in hybrid getting 80 to 100 mpg
An official at the South Coast Air Quality Management District says a Toyota Prius converted to a plug-in hybrid is getting 80 to 100 mpg. Matt Miyasato, who is the AQMD's Technology Demonstration Manager, also says he can drive the car 800 miles before hitting the gas pump. The Prius was converted by EnergyCS. Pete Nortman, president and CEO of EnergyCS, says his company has converted 13 Prius models into plug-ins and two are in the hands of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Three more have been authorized. Nortman says development for commercial purposes is still in the early stages: the battery pack alone costs $10,000. He admits that creating a market for plug-in hybrids requires bringing down the battery costs.
[Source: Rodney Tanaka/Pasadena Star News]
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david 11:39AM (11/17/2006)
I know of a car you can buy today that can go 800 miles without filling up..
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=79968&highlight=800
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Phil L. 12:27PM (11/17/2006)
...and I'm so tired of hearing plug-in hybrids with "mpg" ratings. If I plug it in nearly all the time, can I claim to get 1000 mpg?
If you aren't going to count what the power plant did, the "mpg" rating is worthless.
david -
I would love a diesel - but I've also got three kids in car seats. If only DCX had the guts to put Bluetec in a Grand Caravan...
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Tim 12:45PM (11/17/2006)
I read somewhere that Toyota will be able to duplicate this in, well... About 4 years! They are stalling!!! Why? The liquid energy cartels with the help of their lapdog automobile manufacturers only want to keep us addicted to THEIR drugs. http://www.ev1.org/gmoil.htm. Somebody needs to research the funds that own controlling interest in Toyota. If we produce can our own bio-fuel or electricity to fuel our cars, the gov’t can’t tax (control) it and the liquid energy cartels can’t profit from (control) it. They both profit from waste, inefficiency and our ignorance. Through our ignorance, we freely give them our power. Perhaps the internet will change things. Keep fighting for PERSONAL energy independence!
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Felix Kramer 2:25PM (11/17/2006)
The 100+MPG concept is important, but yes, it comes with a footnote: "plus electricity." In my case, for the car I drive daily at mixed highway and slow local speeds, I generally get about 110 MPG + 120 watt/hours/mile of electricity, which on y time-of-use meter translates to about 1 cent/mile of electricity. The effective "equivalent MPG" number is around 85 MPG taking everything into consideration. Lots more info at our website and my blog at hybridcars.com.
Felix Kramer, Founder, The California Cars Initiative.
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Matt Keegan 1:44PM (11/17/2006)
Mea culpa! I guess I was wrong about hybrids being a fad:
http://thearticlewriter.com/autowriter/hybrid-cars-technology-of-the-future-or-passing-fad/
Seriously, I would prefer a turbo diesel Charger over a hybrid anything. Hey, DCX: are you listening?
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Abraham 6:27PM (1/04/2007)
Amen on the Grand Caravan.
How about a Two-Mode Hybrid Grand Caravan. I have a 2005 and love it, but would trade in for a hybrid.
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MikeW 1:54PM (11/20/2006)
How about a 6 speed automatic caravan?
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