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Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by evebill8, Mar 23, 2013.

  1. evebill8

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    I want to make my PIP run more than 10 miles on EV. Is there any after market battery I can install?

    Billy
     
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    priuskitty PIP FAN

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    discretion is the better part of valor.(y)
     
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    priuskitty PIP FAN

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    like.......

    Engineer.com
     
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    be careful what you wish for.
     
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    I'm happy because I'm only 2.7 miles from work and even with the 9.0 miles of actual EV this winter it's plenty to get where I'm going.:D
     
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    I wish I could, I wish I could,I wish I could!
     
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    retired4999 Prius driver since 2005

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    :D Finally got a warmer day, 35 degrees F. 16.5 miles All EV Yea! :p
     
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    could have would have shuda:whistle:
     
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    the only guy who did a pis on his pip fell off the face of the earth. and the guy who is doing a pis on his c still hasn't finished a year later. and it's not cheap.
     
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    I don't think the pis is for c anyway. However, I don't think it is for PIP either. Also, the whole website does not mention their address worries me a little bit.
     
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    due dilegence. honestly, i wonder how they stay in business. now if toyota were to add a plug n play... that being said, SteveWlf is getting started with a new installation, and mjfrog has one. you might try pm ing them for opinions.
     
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    If the add-on pack was fairly easy to install, reliable, had a real warranty and was inexpensive enough to make it economically feasible- then many, many folks here at PC would have gone with this option.
    The lack of installs in the PC community speaks volumes....
     
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    I don't think we're going to see a battery add-on for the Plug-in Prius. There are fewer than 10,000 Plug-in Prius cars on the road. How can somebody engineer, test, and insure a design that could be profitable? From a business perspective, such an add-on makes no sense at all. There are plug-in add-ons for the Prius, since there are millions of them. But event that is a very small market.
     
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    Agreed!
     
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