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| − | [[Production Hybrids]] such as the [[Honda Insight]] and [[Toyota Prius]] may turn out to be the missing link of vehicles, as they are solely gas fueled car that do electric tricks, they are not ''Electric Cars'', rather than a way to transition away from gasoline they are merely a way to slightly reduce consumption. It's the transitioning away from gas as a fuel source which should really be a major priority for everyone. As the president says '''"[[User:Rjf#State_of_the_Union_2005|America is addicted to oil]]"''', Plug-In Hybrids may be a big part of the solution.
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| − | '''Hybrid Conversions''' or '''P'''lug-in '''H'''ybrid '''E'''lectric '''V'''ehicles (PHEV) are hybrid cars that can use gas or electricity as sources of fuel, they can plug-in to fuel up with gas or electricity. These are usually hybrids which are modified, but might also include EV's with pusher or genset range extending trailers. The PHEV designation may also be found with a number denoting their electric-only range, such as PHEV-10 ''(for 10 miles of electric range)'' or PHEV-300 ''(In the case of the 300 mile [[Tzero]] EV with its gas fueled range trailer)''.
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| − | '''Local Pages'''
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| − | * [[PHEV Projects]]
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| − | * [[Toyota Prius]]
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| − | * [[Prius Battery Specs]]
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| − | * [[Prius Motor Specs]]
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| − | * [[User:Rjf/Prius Modifications]]
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| − | * Ryan's <!--footnote this-->''Full'' [[User:Rjf/Insight Modifications#Rear Wheel Electric Drive|PHEV Insight Project]] (unfinished)
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| − | '''See also'''
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| − | * [[WikiPedia:Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle]]
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| − | ==Toyota Prius==
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| − | There have been a number of sucessful Prius Plus conversions. Ron of [http://calcars.org CalCars] has a [[PbA]] version and [http://www.edrivesystems.com/ EDrive] is expected to use [[Li#Valence|Valance]] [[Li|Li-ion]] batteries to perform conversions with ''ideal'' range. Both are based on the 2004 or newer ''(Gen2)'' [[Toyota Prius]] and are now capable of charging from the grid using standard 120vac outlets. They can operate as pure EV's at speeds up to 34mph for the range of their larger batteries, which is about 10 miles for the PbA and 30 miles for the Li-ion battery packs. While also delivering vastly improved mileage at higher speeds in an EV-Heavy type of [[Mixed-mode]] which delivers roughly twice the gas mileage durring trips of twice their electric ranges ''(or 20 and 60 miles)''. Of course one should also consider the electric power required to recharge in these 100+ mpg situations (<$1 per gallon equivalent). During extended drives they operate just as a normal Prius and deliver their usual mileage.
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| − | The [[EAA]] is also working on instructions to help guide experienced EV Converters through the process. The project's homepage is currently located here at the Seattle Chapters site on the [[EAA-PHEV]] Page. You will also find other [[PHEV Projects]] here.
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| − | ==News Articles==
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| − | * [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/calcars-news/message/266 State of the Union] - What Bush ''Should'' be Saying. [http://select.nytimes.com/2006/01/27/opinion/27friedman.html?hp]
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| − | * http://www.evworld.com/electrichybrid.cfm
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| − | * [http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/24542/?cID=28656 alternet.org] Car Owners in the Driver's Seat
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| − | * [http://www.evworld.com/electrichybrid.cfm evworld.com] Plug in my hybrid car? Why, you ask?
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| − | * [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/priusplus/messages Yahoo PriusPlus] - Jul 1, 2004
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| − | * [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/gridable-hybrids/messages Yahoo Gridable- Hybrids] - Sep 15, 2003
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| − | == Related Items ==
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| − | * delphi.com techpaper on HFC PHEVs - [http://delphi.com/pdf/techpapers/2005-01-1172.pdf A step beyond PHEV?] [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/55925 EVDL Yahoo] [http://www.seattleeva.org/maillist/evdl/?show=2006./1./140 EVDL Local]
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