Colorado's first plug-in hybrid

Blurry · 10-18-2006, 01:24 PM

From the University of Colorado:

CU Law's Energy and Environmental Security Initiative is pleased to host an event featuring Colorado's first plug-in hybrid. The evening event will be held at 5 p.m. on October 24 in the Wittemyer Courtroom of the new Wolf Law building. In addition to the converted plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius, distinguished speakers will include Carl Lawrence (Founder and President of Hybrids Plus), Keith Park (Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and Joel Swisher (Managing Director of Rocky Mountain Institute). Speakers will discuss the economic, environmental and national security implications of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

More information at: http://lawweb.colorado.edu/events/details.jsp?id=915

naterprius · 10-18-2006, 01:31 PM

Cool, I'll be sure to come.

Nate

Prius The First · 10-18-2006, 02:11 PM

Here is more.....

http://www.nrel.gov/features/

Orf · 10-18-2006, 08:07 PM

I like the idea of a plug in car but would like to know more about how it operates.
For instance:
1. Does the ICE come on at startup to warm up the engine?
2. Does it come on periodically to keep the system warm?
3. How is the car kept in the electric mode?
4. Is the EV buttom mode still regulated to the current max speed?

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10-18-2006, 01:24 PM	#1
Blurry Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 25 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	From the University of Colorado: CU Law's Energy and Environmental Security Initiative is pleased to host an event featuring Colorado's first plug-in hybrid. The evening event will be held at 5 p.m. on October 24 in the Wittemyer Courtroom of the new Wolf Law building. In addition to the converted plug-in hybrid Toyota Prius, distinguished speakers will include Carl Lawrence (Founder and President of Hybrids Plus), Keith Park (Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and Joel Swisher (Managing Director of Rocky Mountain Institute). Speakers will discuss the economic, environmental and national security implications of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. More information at: http://lawweb.colorado.edu/events/details.jsp?id=915

10-18-2006, 01:31 PM	#2
naterprius Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,831 My Car: Other Non-Hybrid Model: Package: N/A Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Cool, I'll be sure to come. Nate

10-18-2006, 02:11 PM	#3
Prius The First Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 141 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Here is more..... http://www.nrel.gov/features/

10-18-2006, 08:07 PM	#4
Orf Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Devonport, Tasmania Posts: 413 My Car: 2009 Prius Model: N/A Package: I-Tech Thanks: 5 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	I like the idea of a plug in car but would like to know more about how it operates. For instance: 1. Does the ICE come on at startup to warm up the engine? 2. Does it come on periodically to keep the system warm? 3. How is the car kept in the electric mode? 4. Is the EV buttom mode still regulated to the current max speed?