November 25th 05, 10:36 AM
posted to alt.autos.ford,alt.autos.gm,rec.autos.driving,rec.autos.makers.chrysler
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Hybrid Lovers Read This and Lament
"Whoever" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
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> > The significant thing here is that in the Prius or other hybrid you
> > have a complete vehicle chassis with an interior, carpet, seats,
> > etc. and powertrain that is fully electric. 80% of the work is done
> > for you in building an electric car, all you have to do is gut the
> > gas engine and traction battery and the Toyota computer, and
> > put your own batteries in, configured to supply the power that
> > the Toyota traction motor requires, and add a charger.
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> A group of researchers built an interesting mod to a Prius (or some other
> hybrid). They added more batteries - but not enough for a long range --
> and a charger.
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> The result was a vehicle that could cope with a short commute using energy
> from the overnight charge, while long distances could also be achieved
> through the gas engine. The overall fuel economy (and vehicle cost) was
> significantly greater than that of the original hybrid, while the range
> was grater than that of a 100% battery vehicle.
Yes, that was the http://www.edrivesystems.com/ link that I already posted.
Ted
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