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Replying to: qbrozen (Oct 02, 2008 8:21 am) That's what I thought when I first read about it, but turns out it puts a BIG electric field (1000 volts/mm) across the fuel. Say the electrodes are an inch apart, that 25KV  Not something you just hook up to the battery...
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Replying to: texases (Oct 02, 2008 11:39 am) Its not? So how did they power it? I quickly scanned the study report and didn't see that info. (?)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Oct 02, 2008 2:35 pm) |
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 See more Car Pictures at CarSpace.com The news from Popular Science back in 1952 that is. |
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And I'm not slamming Lawrence Welk. "Real-world testing by Consumer Reports showed the best-selling plug-in conversion kit for the Toyota Prius did not come close to meeting its manufacturer's fuel-economy claim of a possible 100+ miles per gallon, the magazine says in its February issue." Consumer Reports: Prius Plug-In Kit Gets Nowhere Near Maker's 100+ MPG Claim (Green Car Advisor)
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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 08, 2009 9:57 am) The first known instance of a plug-in hybrid car going up in flames occurred on June 7 in Columbia, South Carolina to a 2008 Prius that had been converted to plug-in capability for the Central Electric Power Cooperative. The conversion was performed with a Hybrids-Plus PHEV15 conversion kit that uses an A123 Systems lithium ion battery pack. The incident is still under investigation by Phoenix, Arizona-based Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation. Initial information indicates the fire may have been triggered by something related to the on-board battery charger and the car had previously experienced some mechanical issues related to that.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 08, 2009 1:10 pm) GM and Toyota will beg to differ. |
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Replying to: larsb (Jan 08, 2009 1:12 pm) A123 Systems Seeks $1.8 Billion Federal Loan For EV Battery Factories in U.S. Support Builds for Hybrid, EV Battery Funding in U.S. Economic Stimulus Plan
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