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    REPORT: 115 Plug-in Priuses fail to crack 50 mpg average in year-long test     1245083880

    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 ...

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    Modified PHEV Prius setting out on 1,100-mile, one-tank drive - but why?     1243633620

    Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2010 Toyota Prius
    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 one tank of gas. Since the tank of the Prius ...

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    Foreign Affairs Auto named as official Hymotion PHEV kit installer     1241179440

    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 lithium iron phosphate cells designed to be installed in the second-generation Toyota Prius. The kit ...

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    eBay find of the day: Hymotion Plug-in Prius     1234570740

    Click above for high-res image gallery of the Hymotion Prius
    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 this vehicle sports, someone might be able ...

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    New CARB rules could put an end to PHEV conversions     1232409000

    Chris Duffey - East Bay Express
    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 3ProngPower pop up to convert existing hybrids to plug-in capability, ...

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    Michigan engineering professor installs HyMotion PHEV kit in his Prius     1230929820

    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 ...

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    SEMA 2008: Making Green Cool Zone cars     1226279100

    Click above for high-res gallery of Making Green Cool Zone cars from SEMA
    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, ...

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    Popular Mechanics tries out the A123/Hymotion PHEV Prius     1225483380

    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 ...

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    Paris 2008: Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive system     1223316960

    Peugeot-Citroen HYmotion4 hybrid drive architecture
    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 ...

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    Hymotion launching Prius plug-in conversion kits     1209333720

    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 ...

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