PHEV Projects

Local Pages

• EAA-PHEV
• Toyota Prius
• Prius Battery Specs
• Prius Motor Specs
• User:Rjf/Prius Modifications
• Ryan's Full PHEV Insight Project.

CalCars & PriusPlus

• http://www.calcars.org
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/calcars-news
• http://www.priusplus.org
  • http://groups.yahoo.com/group/priusplus
• http://www.hybridcars.com/blogs/power -- Power, Plugs and People
• http://www.EDriveSystems.com -- '04-06 Priuis aftermarket conversions
• http://www.SetAmericaFree.org -- energy security via flex-fuel plug-in hybrids
• http://www.SecureEnergy.org -- Oil Crisis Simulations lead to PHEVs
• http://www.PlugInAustin.org -- local campaign soon to go national
• http://www.PlugInAmerica.com -- promoting all-electric and PHEVs
• March 2005 - Gas Optional Vehicles: Austin Energy Charges Ahead resolution [No. 050303-48]

HybridConsortium.org

• http://www.hybridconsortium.org/
• http://hybridconsortium.org/news/video/index.html - Will consumers plug in? Consumer Response.
• Interview with members of the new Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Consortium.

Dr. Andrew Frank

Dr. Frank of UC Davis and his teams of students have been experimenting with various advanced vehicle technologies for the last 25 years.

• Dr. Frank of UC Davis (google)
  • Team Fate is the name of Dr. Andy Frank's vehicle design group derived from the 1960's feature film The Great Race, in which Professor Fate continuously strives to thwart his opposition, never giving up, never surrendering.
  • Hope For the Future, Participate Now
  • Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries For ZEV-Range Hybrid Electric Vehicles - Professor Andrew Frank of U.C. Davis and his students built a Prius with 25 miles of EV Range and 110-220 Volt Grid Charging.
  • Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles - PHEV Info
  • http://www.wvc.edu/events/releases.asp?relID=79 Bring on the PHEVs!]

• • January 13, 2006 - Detroit 2006: Is the Market Schizophrenic, or Changing?
  • Dec 12, 2005 - Lithium Technology Supplies Li-Ion for Two Challenge X Vehicles, One a Plug-In Hybrid
  • Aug 23rd, 2005 - 250 MPG
  • Aug 15, 2005 - Plugged In Hybrids Get Remarkable Mileage
  • June 13, 2005 - Guest Lecture by ZAP Officers Sparks Research at UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
  • March 02, 2003 - Interview with HEV Pioneer Dr. Andrew Frank (evworld) [1]
  • June 29, 2001 - UC Davis Wins Futuretruck Contest
  • Dec 2002 - Initial Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicles Come to ITS-Davis for Research
  • Jun 09, 2003 - The MathWorks Hosts International Automotive Conference
  • March 12, 2003 - CARB Global Climate Change Symposium
  • Sep 11, 1998 - Electric Cars: Can They Go the Distance?

Wayne Brown

I'm aware of a few other people who have added additional battery capacity to Prii, although they did not grid-recharge, those projects are rather close to becomming PHEV projects.

• Wayne Brown ( ev-button discovery, extra batteries, no plug-in )
  File:04 HV & PbAcidParallelTie2.jpg

  HV tie-in
  • Much thanks to Wayne for discovering and then sharing his discovery of how to install the ev-button at Yahoo in Feb of 2004. He also shared with us some interesting technical info regarding the effects of the ev-mode, "136 Amps (136 Amps X 202 VDC = 27.4 KW = 36.7 Horsepower)" vs "45-50 Amps (10 kW or 13 Horsepower)" in stealth mode (non ev-button electric mode). Wayne was doing a lot of work with additional battery capacity tie-ins. He wrapps it up here, Button Part Number, 31% gain, re-enable confirmation, more details, BMS details, some speculation, 7.5ah aux battery.

Prof Jim Burns

• SDSU L3 Prof Jim Burns- Diesel Plugin Hybrid
  • http://www.greencarcongress.com/2004/05/biodiesel_hybri.html
    This doesn't look like it pluggs in?

Insight MIMA

Unlike the Prius the Honda Insight doesn't have an electric only mode of opperation, as such at first glance it doesn't seem to be as attractive for conversion. However it's a very light and aerodynamic vehicle which makes it rather attractive for conversion.

There is also a MIMA Manual IMA (Intigrated Motor Assist) control project working on an IMA (Assist/Regen) on demand project for the Honda Hybrids. While not a PHEV project it might make it possible to utilize additional battery capacity in a mixed mode.

• http://pages.cthome.net/genesisone/MIMA.htm - Project home page
• http://www.insightcentral.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2471&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 - Project discussion

A local SEVA member is also working on a sort of odd Insight conversion, which is comming along rather slowly. See Ryan's PHEV Insight Project.

Gary Graunke has done just that with his "Out-a-sight" Conversion at the evalbum and his homepage. Technically this should appear on the Conversions page.

Hybrid Truck Project

An interesting projects to convert an existing Hybrid commuter bus into a PHEV Recreational Vehicle.

• http://www.maxmpg.org/
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/44593
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ev-list-archive/message/43572