Is there an option for converting a Prius to a plug-in hybrid, WITHOUT new batteries? I understand the benefits would be smaller, but the installed cost might...
This would essentailly be the equivalnet of installing a EV switch. The non-US models seem to have this and as long a you stay under 35 mph you can go about...
... No, what I'm talking about is unrelated. I'm asking if there is a trickle-charging system that tops the traction battery up to 70%, when the car is parked....
Hello to any EV experts out there. I was surfing the Canadian Tire Website and came upon the solar cells. Link to Canadian Tires's solar cells section: ...
To charge an EV on 120 volts at 12 amps for 10 hours is 14,400 watt hours. Charging at 30 watts times 5 hours is only 150 watt hours. 150 watt hours will drive...
Norman is right; PV of the size that will fit on an ordinary car will generate about the same amount of energy regenerative braking does. 5 mins regen in town...
Not really, ev switch gives you the ability to drive on battery but not better use of the battery. IF I understand correctly Toyota only uses about 10% off...
I do not think it would be very effective as you would only get 2-3 miles if you were lucky. The only system close to what you are talking about is what some...
Ah gotcha. I understand now, but I think they drain the battery to about 55% of it not 10%. Another issue is that the stock batteries that are pulled out are...
... You'd kill the NiMH battery in short order.. it's a lousy energy battery (although an awesome power battery)... in other words, not worth the effort. Slow...
I'm not a Prius owner. I have thought seriously about becoming one, but one set of drawbacks I am familiar with involving all electric- based vehicles is the...
... dumb Q: insulate and heat the battery? (assuming plug- in) ...certainly a no brainer, use a thermostat. (automatic batt- heat) any numbers on this? the...
Well, there are many in Canada and Alaska with Prius. You can probably ask them at www.priuschat.com. They do not seem to have any problems. Their fuel...
Well in this case these are fleet vehicles, so there's near zero opportunity to change driver behavior. These vehicles see mostly short trips (1-5 miles) with...
actually it looks like we are both wrong, the stock car uses 25% from the edrivesystems web site. 11. How is the EV range so much larger than a standard Prius...
So I wonder how much extra distance the extra 50% (600Wh) on the stock battery would provide and for how long? It seems that the battery has exceeded its...
Maybe if Edrive could make a modification so that the Prius is a plug-in, uses 75% of its battery instead of the 25%, and install an EV switch would be a...
... The standard battery will naturally move back to 60% SOC during the course of driving (6 blue bars). The most you could hope to put into the battery would...
... criteria. ... course of ... battery and ... the 8 ... charging). ... plus ... upgrade, is that ... how much ... driving habits of the individual driver. I...
Questions for the hybrid battery expert A big part of the "magic" that makes hybrid vehicles work involves high-voltage battery technology. So, it's natural...
Toyota seems to pretend that the all-electric plug-in RAV4-EV does not exist...the EV that has the battery that can last with deep discharges, acceleration and...
The most tested and the most successful of all EV batteries is the Toyota-Panasonic EV-95. The last ones were built no later than 2003, just after the...
... not exist...the EV that has the battery that can last with deep discharges, acceleration and for long cycle life. ... to pretend that they are working hard...
you know its no wonder the car companies and oil companies are able to pull the wool over our heads and pretend good batteries don't exsit. Its very...
We find that often with our fleet cars, the gas engine starts the moment the car is turned "on". We guess this is because of the all-city driving, and because...
... This is the best posting I have seen on here in a long time! As a Third generation Prius owner and soon to be helping Vespa with their TWO hybred scooters...
would it be too inefficient to have the gasoline engine just trickle charge the rav4-ev's existing batteries? could someone leverage existing generator...
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