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REPORT: 115 Plug-in Priuses fail to crack 50 mpg average in year-long test

When Consumer Reports tested out the Hymotion L5 plug-in Toyota Prius conversion earlier this year, they weren't overwhelmed with the results. Sure, the mileage they observed was boosted to about 67 mpg over the first 35 miles of the drive, but that didn't match the claims of 100 mpg (or more) that Hymotion and A123 Systems make about their product. To be fair to Hymotion, their qualifies mileage talk about their plug-in Prius MPG "that can achieve up to 100 mpg for 30-40 miles" this way: Hymotion PHEV fuel economy is based on independent ... Read more →

Modified PHEV Prius setting out on 1,100-mile, one-tank drive - but why? Sebastian Blanco

File this one under slightly sketchy (AFS Trinity style). A Florida Toyota dealer is taking a Prius on what he calls an "epic" 1,100-mile trip to Washington, D.C. and he wants to do it on only ...

Foreign Affairs Auto named as official Hymotion PHEV kit installer Sam Abuelsamid

A123 Systems has named Foreign Affairs Auto of West Palm Beach Florida as an authorized installer for its Hymotion L5 plug-in conversion kits. The L5 kit consists of a battery pack containing A123 ...

eBay find of the day: Hymotion Plug-in Prius Sebastian Blanco

The current bid for the plug-in Prius you see above is $21,100, but the pesky reserve price has not yet been met. Considering the $10,000 price tag for the Hymotion plug-in conversion kit that ...

New CARB rules could put an end to PHEV conversions Sam Abuelsamid

The California government agency charged with protecting air quality in the Golden State appears set to kill off a burgeoning industry that is trying to protect the same air. As companies such as ...

Michigan engineering professor installs HyMotion PHEV kit in his Prius 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Dr. John Patten of Western Michigan University recently installed one of HyMotion's L5 plug-in conversion kits in his Toyota Prius as part of his work in educating people on alternative energy. The HyMotion kit is the first commercially available system that allows Priuses to become plug-in ...

SEMA 2008: Making Green Cool Zone cars 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

There were a lot of crazy, over-the-top and outrageous vehicles at SEMA again this year. Some of those vehicles were boosted, blinged, airbrushed and lifted to within an inch of their lives. Crazy lift kits, fat tires, superchargers and turbos, horsepower levels of 400, 650, 750 and even well ...

Popular Mechanics tries out the A123/Hymotion PHEV Prius 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At least a few dozen people around the country have now done one-off conversions of hybrids like the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape to transform them into plug-in vehicles. For those who may not have the hardware hacker gene in their DNA, the first commercially available plug-in conversion kit is now ...

Paris 2008: Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive system 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Traditionally, automakers use the biggest auto shows in their home countries as a platform to display their latest and greatest ideas, both aesthetic and technological. Such was clearly the case this week at the Paris Motor Show for PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroën. One of ...

Hymotion launching Prius plug-in conversion kits 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

All you Prius owners out there who have been waiting patiently to to start running on grid power can almost stop holding your breath. Hymotion, the company that has been developing a plug-in kit for the Prius, has now started taking deposits for the L5 conversion kit. The kit costs $9,995 plus $400 ...

San Francisco to take delivery of three plug-in Priuses 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Later today, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is expected to take delivery of three newly-converted plug-in Toyota Priuses. The cars will be used by the city and county for official business. The conversions were done by the crew at Pat's Garage in San Francisco using a kit from Hymotion. Hymotion ...

AutoblogGreen videos: Electro Energy, Hymotion Prius at Green the Capitol Office Expo 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Below the fold are two more videos from yesterday's Green the Capitol Office Expo. The first video is Electro Energy telling me about their battery which has a structure that takes up less space and weighs less than your average battery. Electro Energy showed a Prius hybrid with extra batteries ...

AutoblogGreen video: plug-in Prius converted by Hymotion 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We wrote about Fairfax County's converted Prius before. I got a look at their converted Prius at an electric car event in Washington. The county converted a Prius to PHEV status in November of last year with a kit from Hymotion. Fairfax plans to replace this older battery with the new batteries ...

Volkswagen demos their future car technology for German Foreign Minister 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited California this week and Volkswagen put on a demonstration of some of their technology. VW brought a prototype of their upcoming Jetta TDI, a Touran HyMotion fuel cell prototype and Junior. Junior is the autonomous driving Passat TDI wagon ...

Hymotion preparing to expand PHEV retrofit business 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ricardo Bazzarella and his partner Akos Toth founded Hymotion only two years ago. In that time they have developed a conversion kit for retrofitting Toyota Priuses and Ford Escapes to plug-in hybrid capability and were bought by A123 Systems last May. Since launching they have converted and ...

A123Systems buys out Hymotion 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Hot on the heels of A123Systems announcing that they would start selling plug-in hybrid conversion kits that are developed with Hymotion, A123 is now buying Hymotion outright. Hymotion developed and fabricates battery packs that can be installed in the spare tire well of a Toyota Prius. The battery ...

VW hearts biodiesel, hydrogen and clean TDI in SoCal 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We know VW doesn't favor hybrids, but the company sure does like clean diesel, biodiesel and hydrogen. For example, I offer you the alternative energy technologies VW is showing off at the Designing Sustainable Mobility Summit in Southern California. For the ride-and-drive, VW has a Touareg V-10 ...

Fairfax County, Virginia takes delivery of plug-in Prius 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Fairfax County, Virginia is joining in with other municipalities like the city of Berkeley, California and adding plug-in hybrids to their vehicle fleet. Fairfax already has some conventional hybrids in use and last week, they took delivery of their first plug-in model. The new Prius was converted ...

Plug-in hybrid conversion kits a profitable venture 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It's not only the oil companies that make money when gas prices soar. Aftermarket hybrid hackers (CNN Money's term) like EDrive or Hymotion that will turn your Prius into a 100 mpg plug-in version will soon be doing quite well, thank you (read more here). The two companies will be selling the ...


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