Plug-in Supply $6,095 plugin kit DIY

[ericbecky]

Spoke to the President, Robb Protheroe. Very nice guy.
As you see in the ad, they are looking for dealers.
Anyone want to be one int he Madison area? I would think you could do well.

[Fibb222]

Originally Posted by efusco

Another e-mail when I asked him to send me an update when they had pricing for the Li pack...

I hope to start selling the Li system in August. It will have several features Hymotion does not have like: 1. You keep your spare tire. 2. Three mode operation: stock Prius, Toyota EV (32 mph) and PIS EV (52 mph max). 3. Open source.

What about warranty? DIY implies none I guess?

[Pinan]

Originally Posted by DaveinOlyWA

. . although they dont address what happens if you simply come to the end of your range. that would be a question to ask...

does going from EV to normal require a shutdown also when EV has exhausted its range? or does it happen automatically

Two good points/questions.

I hope that the "Official" Toyota version avoids the stop/reboot thing. I would think.

[ken1784]

Originally Posted by efusco

Plug-In Supply Inc of Petaluma CaliforniaBattery chemistry: Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) or Lead Acid (PbA).
Expected battery life: 11+ years for LiFePO4, 2 years for PbA.

I believe the battery life should be counted by number of charge/discharge cycles.
Following is the battery life and cost data on the original Prius+ project in 2005.

PbA battery pack cost: $700
Approx. lifetime cycles: 200
Approx. pure EV miles/cycle: 10
Approx. $/EV-mile: $0.35/mile

Ken@Japan

add comment: Prius runs $0.10/mile using $4.00/gallon at 40 mpg.

[hill]

Originally Posted by NoMoShocks

It will be shocking if Toyota doesn't come out on top, considering their marketing advanges bundling the plug-in feature with Prius. I want my system fully integrated (no extra displays hanging around) and $10 K is more than 1/3 the price of a new Prius. I am wondering if 123 is a little too late with their release and they should concentrate on making a pitch to Toyota to buy their batteries.

If GM is courting 123, you can be sure that part their contracts are covenants not to sell to any one else.

[douglas001001]

If using 52 mph ev is going to require a reboot, they should put on the thermistor hack so you don't have to go through s1 on restart. If you have to go through the most fuel inefficient part of prius operation it loses a bit of the benefits of above 34 EV.

[bestmapman]

Originally Posted by douglas001001

If using 52 mph ev is going to require a reboot, they should put on the thermistor hack so you don't have to go through s1 on restart. If you have to go through the most fuel inefficient part of prius operation it loses a bit of the benefits of above 34 EV.

If you start of in this mode, then you would not have gone through S1 in the first place.

[aminorjourney]

Has anyone actually gone with this kit? I'm interested in getting one sent to the UK - but would obviously have to change the charger and plug!

Nikki.

[PriusEV]

Originally Posted by TheForce

I think the 52mph EV mode simulates the gas out situation.

That is the speed that the Prius tops out at in the gas out mode.

As someone else posted, if there was a concern about having the car go through the warm up process during restart, just put it into EV mode before the warm up starts. This does work, as long as the battery is not to low.

[spongey]

I found this about A123, seems they had quite the issue.

Toyota Prius A123 car fire investigation report 2008 - Wikileaks