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What's the difference between a Prius and a hacked Prius?

I saw a note of a "battery only" feature on European Prius hybrid in the Oct. 23rd edition of U.S. News and World Report's letters to the editor. One of the magazine's readers, Richard Rosenbaum, wrote in to ask why this feature, which allows the Prius to move solely on electric power, wasn't included in American versions of the world's most popular hybrid. I've never taken a ride in a European Prius, and I wanted to find out more about this button. Turns out this EV button is standard on Asian and European Priuses. It's also available to ... Read more →

Plug-in hybrid conversion kits a profitable venture Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

What's the difference between a Prius and a hacked Prius? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I saw a note of a "battery only" feature on European Prius hybrid in the Oct. 23rd edition of U.S. News and World Report's letters to the editor. One of the magazine's readers, Richard Rosenbaum, wrote in to ask why this feature, which allows the Prius to move solely on electric power, wasn't ...

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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