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Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2013
received an order from privately held ePower Engine Systems LLC for PbC batteries and management systems required to convert 10 Class 8 trucks from standard internal combustion engines (ICE) to series diesel electric hybrid drive train systems utilizing ePower’s proprietary technology. Axion Power International, Inc. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
REV, a Vancouver, Canada company that converts Ford fleet vehicles into highway capable battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ), has become the first Hymotion plug-in conversion kit dealer in Canada. It is now offering the Hymotion L5 plug-in conversion system for Toyota Prius owners in BC.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 14, 2010
We now have a sprinkling of promising companies working to get funded to convert gas-guzzlers. Using existing technology, we can convert many of them into plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles. Cash for Conversions” will start by fixing many of our 100 million trucks, vans, and buses.
Green Car Congress
JULY 16, 2009
One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. When compared with the standard hybrid, the plug-in hybrid, at 68 mpg US (3.5 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2009
Two Toyota Prius hybrids have been converted with the Hymotion L5 Plug-in Conversion Module from A123Systems. The 5 kWh L5 pack, built with A123Systems’ nanophosphate Li-ion batteries, supports fuel economy of up to 100 mpg for 30-40 miles within the electrically assisted driving range.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2015
l/100 km, 71 mpg US). l/100 km, 44 mpg US under the European cycle), while delivering the performance of a V8 model. kWh lithium-ion battery pack which can be recharged using public charging stations, the wallbox charger at home or on a conventional 220 volt power outlet. EPA fuel economy (mpg US). G unchanged.
Clean Fleet Report
JUNE 16, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency rates fuel economy at 30 mpg highway and combined in hybrid mode, with an impressive 84 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) that measures the pure electric mode. mpg based on the dashboard computer. Regenerative braking converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting.
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