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Dand - 17 May 2006 01:49 GMT

Driving home tonite in commute traffic, I heard snippets of an
interview with a guy that apparently modified his Prius with additional
batteries and a plug-charging system. I didn't catch whether this was
a home-built thing, or if there is somebody doing this mod. It sounds
like a great idea, as the battery range would seem to be enough to
handle most of our around-town driving, using 90-cent per gallon
(equivalent) electricity. Anybody know anything about this?

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richard schumacher - 17 May 2006 04:53 GMT

> Driving home tonite in commute traffic, I heard snippets of an
> interview with a guy that apparently modified his Prius with additional
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> handle most of our around-town driving, using 90-cent per gallon
> (equivalent) electricity. Anybody know anything about this?

Wait a few years and you'll be able to buy one from Toyota, at a
reasonable price, with a warranty.

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Michael Pardee - 17 May 2006 05:38 GMT

http://www.calcars.org/ and more specifically
http://www.calcars.org/priusplus.html

The economic feasibility is the big question in my mind. That's a lot of
money up front IIRC.

Mike

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Bob Wilson - 17 May 2006 11:59 GMT

The first step, if you have an NHW20, 2004 or later, is to look at the
EV button modification to your car. This lets you run short distances,
about a mile, in just EV mode. However, there is some differences of
opinion about this.

Bob Wilson

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