Comments on: How to Eco-Pimp Your Prius With a Plug http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Alex http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-33717 Alex Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:09:09 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-33717 <p>I'm with Tuto, I only want the capability to 110V charge my stock battery for the next day's drive. I use up about 3 to 4 power bars of the battery on the final 3 miles on the way home. I average city/fwy of 49 mpg. If I can top off my battery pack I should be able to get low to mid 50s easily.</p> I’m with Tuto, I only want the capability to 110V charge my stock battery for the next day’s drive. I use up about 3 to 4 power bars of the battery on the final 3 miles on the way home. I average city/fwy of 49 mpg. If I can top off my battery pack I should be able to get low to mid 50s easily.

]]> By: JackC http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-31505 JackC Fri, 22 May 2009 06:11:43 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-31505 <p>A complete 2KW Li-ion conversion kit is available under $2000 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200344551230</p> <p>Check it out!</p> A complete 2KW Li-ion conversion kit is available under $2000
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]]> By: Tuto http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-30450 Tuto Tue, 05 May 2009 21:29:08 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-30450 <p>I only want to plug the hybrid to charge its current batteries ! That way I have a full charge on the batteries next day.</p> I only want to plug the hybrid to charge its current batteries ! That way I have a full charge on the batteries next day.

]]> By: Eideard http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-27972 Eideard Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:08:15 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-27972 <p>What I would do for ~$10K if I was still working and not retired - is convert my old pickup to diesel.</p> <p>There are much smaller turbo-diesels available as a crate engine for ~5K + install that would decrease my fuel consumption a minimum of 50%. Same torque, same performance levels.</p> <p>But, I drive so little now that I'm retired it doesn't make economic sense. If I was still rolling around northern NM for the subcontractor I last worked for - the payback would be 8 years tops.</p> What I would do for ~$10K if I was still working and not retired – is convert my old pickup to diesel.

There are much smaller turbo-diesels available as a crate engine for ~5K + install that would decrease my fuel consumption a minimum of 50%. Same torque, same performance levels.

But, I drive so little now that I’m retired it doesn’t make economic sense. If I was still rolling around northern NM for the subcontractor I last worked for – the payback would be 8 years tops.

]]> By: Hybrid Wars Begin: What’s Behind the Price Tag? http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-27969 Hybrid Wars Begin: What’s Behind the Price Tag? Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:02:12 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-27969 <p>[...] market by 2015, up from 2.2 percent in 2007. For the other 89-95 percent: How do you feel about conversion? [...]</p> [...] market by 2015, up from 2.2 percent in 2007. For the other 89-95 percent: How do you feel about conversion? [...]

]]> By: What the Global Fuel Economy Initiative Could Mean for Startups « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-26654 What the Global Fuel Economy Initiative Could Mean for Startups « Earth2Tech Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:13:10 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-26654 <p>[...] driving and better vehicle maintenance, incentives along these lines could conceivably be a boon to PHEV conversion companies like Hymotion, 3Prong Power, EDrive Systems, OEMTek and Plug-In Conversions Corp., which retrofit [...]</p> [...] driving and better vehicle maintenance, incentives along these lines could conceivably be a boon to PHEV conversion companies like Hymotion, 3Prong Power, EDrive Systems, OEMTek and Plug-In Conversions Corp., which retrofit [...]

]]> By: Plug-In Car Conversion Startups Brace for New Rules « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-24180 Plug-In Car Conversion Startups Brace for New Rules « Earth2Tech Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:42:39 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-24180 <p>[...] Garthwaite No Comments Posted January 20th, 2009 at 8:42 am in Automotive,Policy,Startups PHEV conversion companies — part of the nascent aftermarket industry that takes hybrid vehicles and turns them into [...]</p> [...] Garthwaite No Comments Posted January 20th, 2009 at 8:42 am in Automotive,Policy,Startups PHEV conversion companies — part of the nascent aftermarket industry that takes hybrid vehicles and turns them into [...]

]]> By: Trick Out Your Prius With GP Batteries http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-22715 Trick Out Your Prius With GP Batteries Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:03:52 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-22715 <p>[...] are some other companies in the U.S. that can do similar conversions, and some at significantly lower prices. Search giant Google is a big-name advocate of plug-in [...]</p> [...] are some other companies in the U.S. that can do similar conversions, and some at significantly lower prices. Search giant Google is a big-name advocate of plug-in [...]

]]> By: Trick Out Your Prius With GP Batteries « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-22705 Trick Out Your Prius With GP Batteries « Earth2Tech Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:00:41 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-22705 <p>[...] are some other companies in the U.S. that can do similar conversions, and some at significantly lower prices. Search giant Google is a big-name advocate of plug-in [...]</p> [...] are some other companies in the U.S. that can do similar conversions, and some at significantly lower prices. Search giant Google is a big-name advocate of plug-in [...]

]]> By: The Daily Sprout « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-15365 The Daily Sprout « Earth2Tech Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:50:12 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-15365 <p>[...] August 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pm in Misc “Convert Your Prius to Run on E85″: We told you how you can put a plug on your Prius but now a Dutch firm named GreenFuelSystems has created an E85 bio-ethanol conversion kit for [...]</p> [...] August 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pm in Misc “Convert Your Prius to Run on E85″: We told you how you can put a plug on your Prius but now a Dutch firm named GreenFuelSystems has created an E85 bio-ethanol conversion kit for [...]

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]]> By: May 23: What’s Interesting This Morning - GigaOM http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/23/how-to-eco-pimp-your-prius-with-a-plug/#comment-11727 May 23: What’s Interesting This Morning - GigaOM Fri, 23 May 2008 16:30:45 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2278#comment-11727 <p>[...] How to pimp out your Prius with a Plug. [...]</p> [...] How to pimp out your Prius with a Plug. [...]

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