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Dr. Frank of UC Davis and his teams of students have been experimenting with various advanced vehicle technologies for the last 25 years.
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[[Image:Andrew-frank01r-2012.jpg|right|300px|Andrew Frank - 2012]]
  
* Andy Frank sums up the benefits and status of PHEVs in [http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story;jsessionid=B7087EA2AE87BC320A85592203C8C0F2?id=44254 Renewable Energy Access] story [[CalCars_Maillist:2006./3./9]] [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/calcars-news/message/323 Yahoo]
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[http://faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu/frank/ Professor Andy Frank at University of California, Davis] and his [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtzFKlZIKvzY6fyAgs-3QZ7NMtoV26lyk Team FATE] students have been engineering advanced vehicle technologies since 1971. Andy is widely recognized as the father of the modern [[plug-in hybrid|plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)]]. A new subcategory of the PHEVs is the [[PHEVLER]].
*[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Dr.+Frank+of+UC+Davis&btnG=Google+Search Dr. Frank of UC Davis] ''(google)''
 
** [http://www.team-fate.net/ Team Fate] is the name of Dr. Andy Frank's vehicle design group derived from the 1960's feature film The Great Race, in which Professor Fate continuously strives to thwart his opposition, never giving up, never surrendering.
 
** [http://www.beinghumanparty.com/Articles/ Hope For the Future, Participate Now]
 
** [http://www.rdrop.com/ev/hybrid.pdf Nickel-Metal Hydride Batteries For ZEV-Range Hybrid Electric Vehicles] - Professor Andrew Frank of U.C. Davis and his students built a Prius with 25 miles of EV Range and 110-220 Volt Grid Charging.
 
** [http://www.hybrid-vehicles.net/PlugIn-Hybrid-Electric-Vehicles.htm Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles - PHEV Info]
 
** http://www.wvc.edu/events/releases.asp?relID=79 Bring on the PHEVs!]
 
** 2007.02.23 - [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/car/upda-070223.html Frank Talk and Fresh Air]
 
** 2006.05.18 - ucdavis.edu - [http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=7761 New Super-Efficient Plug-in Hybrid Unveiled]
 
** January 13, 2006 - [http://www.greencarcongress.com/conferences_and_other_events/ Detroit 2006: Is the Market Schizophrenic, or Changing?]
 
** Dec 12, 2005 - [http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/12/lithium_technol.html Lithium Technology Supplies Li-Ion for Two Challenge X Vehicles, One a Plug-In Hybrid]
 
** Aug 23rd, 2005 - [http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/?p=939 250 MPG]
 
** Aug 15, 2005 - [http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/in_the_news/full_text/view_clip.lasso?id=12237 Plugged In Hybrids Get Remarkable Mileage]
 
** June 13, 2005 - [http://www.zapworld.com/about/news/news_ccchanatucdavis.asp Guest Lecture by ZAP Officers Sparks Research at UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies]
 
** March 02, 2003 - [http://www.evworld.com/archives/interviews/frank.html Interview with HEV Pioneer Dr. Andrew Frank] ''(evworld)''  [http://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=article&storyid=504]
 
** June 29, 2001 - [http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/news/enews/archive/special-issue.html UC Davis Wins Futuretruck Contest]
 
** Dec 2002 - [http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/news/enews/archive/issue12.html Initial Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicles Come to ITS-Davis for Research]
 
** Jun 09, 2003 - [http://www.mathworks.com/company/pressroom/articles/article6553.html The MathWorks Hosts International Automotive Conference]
 
** March 12, 2003 - [ftp://ftp.arb.ca.gov/carbis/cc/techsem/final_presentations/frank_hybrids.pdf CARB Global Climate Change Symposium]
 
** Sep 11, 1998 - [http://www.explorit.org/columns_95-99/sep11-98.html Electric Cars: Can They Go the Distance?]
 
  
* Vehicles
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Replacing our gasoline-powered vehicles with electric-powered vehicles will become necessary as we pass beyond the era of [[peak oil]] production. Use of electric vehicles will reduce our need for increasingly expensive imported crude oil and will allow our vehicles to be fueled with [[Renewable energy|clean, green, renewable electricity]] from local power sources such as wind and solar. [[Biofuel|Renewable biofuel]] should replace gasoline and diesel as the liquid fuel for PHEVs. Dr. Frank was also an early advocate for [[vehicle-to-grid]] (V2G) technology which will enable the electric cars to provide an additional benefit by helping to stabilize our electrical [[smart grid]]. These characteristics make PHEVs ideal as our [http://automobile.wikia.com/wiki/Andrew_A._Frank#PHEV_Vehicles_of_the_Future vehicles of the future].
** '''Trinity'''  - 2006 Chevy Equinox [http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=7761]
 
** '''Sequoia'''  - Chevy Suburban
 
** '''Yosemite''' - Ford Explorer
 
** '''??''' - Mercury Sable
 
** '''??''' - ??
 
  
[[Category:PHEV]]
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Andy is currently designing and marketing continuously variable drivetrains for EVs as Chief Technology Officer for [[Efficient Drivetrains Inc]] (EDI). [http://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/Efficient_Drivetrains_Inc#Simplified_Low_Cost_PHEVs_Engineered_by_EDI Simplified low cost PHEVs engineered by EDI] have reached parity with the costs of internal combustion engine vehicles of comparable size and performance.
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Andy advocates building more [[Level 1 Charging of EV Batteries|Level 1 EV charging stations]] as the most efficient and lowest cost method for promoting greater adoption of electric vehicles throughout society.
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== Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PHEV ==
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* 2007 - conversion of an 8 ton delivery step van for the US Air Force to a PHEV.
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* 2005 - '''Trinity''' - 2006 Chevy Equinox, participating in the Challenge X competition. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpprxoweSog Trinity video 1] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czN437Bulas Trinity video 2].
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* 2002 - '''Yosemite''' - 2002 Ford Explorer converted to a battery dominant hybrid electric vehicle.
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* 2000 - '''Sequoia''' - 2000 Chevrolet Suburban with a Parallel Hybrid Powertrain. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_09tPHmDR_c Sequoia video].
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* 1998 - '''Coulomb''' - hybrid-electric Mercury Sable AIV. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNWyAbaeLGA Coulomb video].
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* 1997 - '''Joule''' - 1996 Ford Taurus converted to a hybrid electric vehicle.
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* 1993 - '''AfterShock''' - "Ground-up" hybrid electric vehicle.
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* 1991 - Side F/X- Super mileage vehicle at 3313 MPG on Gasoline.
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* 1991 - Shamu- Super mileage vehicle at 2200 mpg on M85 (methanol/gasoline mix).
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* 1979 - Flywheel drive Ford Pinto - Flywheel hybrid with a Continuously Variable Transmission, CVT.
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* 1971 - Urban car Contest " ground-up" Hybrid Electric Vehicle.
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==Andy at Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.==
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<div style="float:right;"><gallery>
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Image:IMG_1859-500.jpg|Dr. Andy Frank, 2012.
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Image:IMG_1778-600.jpg|EDI Powertrain Dynamometer used to develop the control system to insure smooth driveability and automatic and seamless mode shifting.
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Image:IMG_1784-600.jpg|EDI 2 electric motor Plug In Hybrid powertrain.
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Image:IMG_1806-600.jpg|Andy Frank and EDI staff solving prototype vehicle construction problems.
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</gallery></div>
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Andy Frank at the Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI) Research, Development & Demonstration Center in Dixon, California working with fellow employees to construct the latest plug-in hybrid electric vehicle ([http://mae.ucdavis.edu/faculty/frank/frank-phev-definitions.html PHEV a.k.a. REEV or EREV]). Andy and his team of coworkers at EDI are working to apply this hybrid electric vehicle technology to personal and commercial vehicles of all sizes.
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[[Image:prototype-phev.jpg|left|300px|thumbnail|EDI prototype PHEV, 2013.]]
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The PHEV truck prototype demonstrates EDI's capability to construct a modern PHEV with currently available automotive qualified components to exceed driveability and durability requirements expected of the industry. The prototype vehicle is expected to achieve 1/2 the fuel consumption and have better performance than the conventional vehicle. At the same time this PHEV truck will be able to drive the first 50 km or more on electricity alone thus saving 70% to 80% of the gasoline used annually by the conventional vehicle of the same size and performance.
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==Father of the Modern PHEV Award - Dr. Andy Frank & Team Fate==
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[[Image:IMG_1869-500.jpg|left|300px|thumbnail|Electric Auto Association award to Dr. Andy Frank & Team Fate, 2004.]]
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[[Image:IMG_1879-500.jpg|right|450px|thumbnail|Andrew Frank and the Chevy Volt PHEV that he drives, 2012.]]
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In 2004 the Electric Auto Association Keith Crock Award was presented to Dr. Andy Frank & [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtzFKlZIKvzY6fyAgs-3QZ7NMtoV26lyk Team FATE] for outstanding contributions to electric transportation as the modern day father of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
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== See also ==
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* [[Why Vehicles Need to use Electricity]]
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* [http://scholar.google.com/citations?sortby=pubdate&hl=en&user=aU-5BxIAAAAJ&view_op=list_works Andrew A. Frank publications - Google Scholar profile]
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* [http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew_Frank4/ Andrew A. Frank publications - ResearchGate]
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* [http://daviswiki.org/Andrew_A_Frank Dr. Andy Frank on Davis wiki]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/andrewalfonsofrank/videos Andy's videos], [http://www.youtube.com/user/andrewalfonsofrank/videos?view=1&flow=list Andy's video playlists]
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== Dr. Andy Frank in the News ==
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* 2015.07.17 - [http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/07/20150717-frank.html Using the PHEV to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably from Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy - Green Car Congress] PHEVs will be our cars of the future because they are fueled using the sustainable, renewable power sources of the future such as wind, solar and biofuels.
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* 2014.07.01 - [http://plus.google.com/104908763446751726349/posts/AJBziDseqYX CNG-PHEV dual fuel electric vehicles will be produced by my company Efficient Drivetrains Inc and our partners]
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* 2013.11.26 - [http://www.caemex.cn/en/?page-page-events.html SAE-China Congress & Exhibition in Beijing - Sessions on New Technology and Products]
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* 2013.10.02 - [http://www.plugin2013.com/breakout-session The Cutting Edge – A Look at the Next Era of Advanced Technologies - Session A6 - Plug-In 2013 Conference]. An "outside the box" discussion of advanced and future plug-in vehicle technologies and an exploration of the full potential of electric vehicles
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* 2013.09.19 - [http://www.evtechexpo.com/professor-andrew-a.-frank Lowering the cost of Electric Plug-In Hybrid-Electric Drivetrains in Light- to Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo]
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* 2012.11.19 - [http://blogs.automotive.com/2013-ford-c-max-energi-quick-drive-119429.html 2013 Ford C-Max Energi Quick Drive - Automotive News 19nov2012] "To call Dr. Andrew Frank a true believer in plug-in hybrids is an understatement. The UC Davis professor has been studying plug-in hybrid technology since the 1970s, and at a roundtable organized by Ford at the introduction of the 2013 Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, he was happy to tell anybody willing to listen–and several who weren’t–that plug-in hybrids aren’t transitioning us to a future of fully electric vehicles. They are the future."
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* 2012.08.16 - [http://chinaev.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/andy-frank-talks-china-ev-policy-with-me-i-see-wasted-resources-but-a-nice-way-to-test-new-technologies/ Andy Frank talks China EV policy - ChinaEV Blog]
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* 2012.summer [http://engineering.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/SU12EngineeringProgress.pdf UC Davis Alums Drive "clean" vehicle breakthroughs - Engineering UC Davis Magazine - summer 2012 pdf]
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* 2012.04.04 - [http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/father-plug-hybrids-still-race-finish-162418726.html?page=all How the father of plug-in hybrids still has a race to finish - Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos]
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* 2011.06.24 - [http://blog.euec.com/?p=197 A Fifteen Year Roadmap Toward Complete Energy Sustainability - EUEC Blog]
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* 2011.06.21 - [http://www.myperfectautomobile.com/plug-in-cars/hall-fame-dr-andrew-frank-hailed-father-hybrid.html Hall of Fame: Dr. Andrew Frank Hailed as “Father of the Hybrid” - My Perfect Automobile]
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* 2011.06.13 - [http://www.autonews.com/article/20110613/ELECTRIC100/306139897/ Andy Frank honored by Automotive News on its Electrifying 100 List]
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* 2011.02.23 - [http://sustainabilitymedia.com/blog/02011/feb/23/calcarsorg-drives-victory-lap-their-new-chevy-volt/ CalCars.org Drives a Victory Lap in the new Chevy Volt - SustainabilityMedia]
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* 2011.01.05 - [http://www.examiner.com/article/electric-vehicle-milestone-for-california-pioneers Electric Vehicle Milestone for California Pioneers - San Jose Future Transportation - Examiner.com]
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* 2010.09.13 - [http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/337573-barrytech/93390-the-ev-is-dead-long-live-the-phev-10 The EV is dead. Long live the PHEV-10 - Barrytech - Seeking Alpha]
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* 2009.06.25 - [http://featured.matternetwork.com/2009/6/evs-can-cut-cost-mass_5305.cfm EVs Can Cut Cost of Mass Transit - matternetwork]
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* 2008.00.00 - [http://www.cleanfleetreport.com/plug-in-hybrid-drivers-are-charged-up/ Plug-in Hybrid Drivers are Charged Up | Clean Fleet Report]
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* 2007.05.16 - [http://www.veva.bc.ca/events/20070516-frank/20070516.htm Professor Andrew A. Frank speaking at Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association]
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* 2007.02.23 - [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/car/upda-070223.html Frank Talk and Fresh Air]
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* 2006.05.18 - [http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=7761 New Super-Efficient Plug-in Hybrid Unveiled]
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* 2006.03.03 - [http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2006/03/plug-in-hybrids-the-new-focus-for-the-future-of-transportation-44254 Plug-In Hybrids: The New Focus for the Future of Transportation - RenewableEnergyWorld] Andy Frank sums up the benefits and status of PHEVs. "the Plug-In Hybrid can use as much as 90% of their driving energy from electricity using the currently available electric sources already in our society" "In addition, the vehicles can be charged directly from .. wind and Solar systems" renewable energy. The remaining 10% of their driving energy could be provided by renewable liquid biofuels delivered by our existing pipeline and gas station network. "The PHEV allows us to immediately transition from our dependence on oil for transportation to one where we can begin to transition to cleaner and more efficient electricity without a need for new infrastructure."
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* 2006.01.13 - [http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/01/detroit_2006_is.html Detroit 2006: Is the Market Schizophrenic, or Changing?]
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* 2005.12.12 - [http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/12/lithium_technol.html Lithium Technology Supplies Li-Ion for Two Challenge X Vehicles, One a Plug-In Hybrid]
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* 2005.08.23 - [http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/?p=939 250 MPG]
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 22 March 2016

Andrew Frank - 2012

Professor Andy Frank at University of California, Davis and his Team FATE students have been engineering advanced vehicle technologies since 1971. Andy is widely recognized as the father of the modern plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). A new subcategory of the PHEVs is the PHEVLER.

Replacing our gasoline-powered vehicles with electric-powered vehicles will become necessary as we pass beyond the era of peak oil production. Use of electric vehicles will reduce our need for increasingly expensive imported crude oil and will allow our vehicles to be fueled with clean, green, renewable electricity from local power sources such as wind and solar. Renewable biofuel should replace gasoline and diesel as the liquid fuel for PHEVs. Dr. Frank was also an early advocate for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology which will enable the electric cars to provide an additional benefit by helping to stabilize our electrical smart grid. These characteristics make PHEVs ideal as our vehicles of the future.

Andy is currently designing and marketing continuously variable drivetrains for EVs as Chief Technology Officer for Efficient Drivetrains Inc (EDI). Simplified low cost PHEVs engineered by EDI have reached parity with the costs of internal combustion engine vehicles of comparable size and performance.

Andy advocates building more Level 1 EV charging stations as the most efficient and lowest cost method for promoting greater adoption of electric vehicles throughout society.

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PHEV

  • 2007 - conversion of an 8 ton delivery step van for the US Air Force to a PHEV.
  • 2005 - Trinity - 2006 Chevy Equinox, participating in the Challenge X competition. Trinity video 1 Trinity video 2.
  • 2002 - Yosemite - 2002 Ford Explorer converted to a battery dominant hybrid electric vehicle.
  • 2000 - Sequoia - 2000 Chevrolet Suburban with a Parallel Hybrid Powertrain. Sequoia video.
  • 1998 - Coulomb - hybrid-electric Mercury Sable AIV. Coulomb video.
  • 1997 - Joule - 1996 Ford Taurus converted to a hybrid electric vehicle.
  • 1993 - AfterShock - "Ground-up" hybrid electric vehicle.
  • 1991 - Side F/X- Super mileage vehicle at 3313 MPG on Gasoline.
  • 1991 - Shamu- Super mileage vehicle at 2200 mpg on M85 (methanol/gasoline mix).
  • 1979 - Flywheel drive Ford Pinto - Flywheel hybrid with a Continuously Variable Transmission, CVT.
  • 1971 - Urban car Contest " ground-up" Hybrid Electric Vehicle.

Andy at Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

Andy Frank at the Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI) Research, Development & Demonstration Center in Dixon, California working with fellow employees to construct the latest plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV a.k.a. REEV or EREV). Andy and his team of coworkers at EDI are working to apply this hybrid electric vehicle technology to personal and commercial vehicles of all sizes.


EDI prototype PHEV, 2013.

The PHEV truck prototype demonstrates EDI's capability to construct a modern PHEV with currently available automotive qualified components to exceed driveability and durability requirements expected of the industry. The prototype vehicle is expected to achieve 1/2 the fuel consumption and have better performance than the conventional vehicle. At the same time this PHEV truck will be able to drive the first 50 km or more on electricity alone thus saving 70% to 80% of the gasoline used annually by the conventional vehicle of the same size and performance.


Father of the Modern PHEV Award - Dr. Andy Frank & Team Fate

Electric Auto Association award to Dr. Andy Frank & Team Fate, 2004.
Andrew Frank and the Chevy Volt PHEV that he drives, 2012.


In 2004 the Electric Auto Association Keith Crock Award was presented to Dr. Andy Frank & Team FATE for outstanding contributions to electric transportation as the modern day father of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).


See also

Dr. Andy Frank in the News