26/09/2008 08:30. After a five-month wait, we finally got our Toyota Prius converted into a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle. PHEVs are
considered to be the next step beyond standard hybrids and perhaps an interim step on the way to pure electric vehicles.
Our Prius plug-in will be among the many green machines at Friday’s invitation-only Future of the Car event at our Auto Test Center in Connecticut. (Follow the event on Twitter and here on the Cars blog , with coverage continuing next week.)
Several conversion kits are available for the Prius. We chose the
HiMotion/A123 module. Having impressed us at an industry
conference, this seemed like the most mature technology available.
The module is installed at seven locations nationwide. It was
pricey, though, and cost us $10,875 (on top of the price of... //
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