Template:Prius PHEV Options

<ref name="convert_service">Conversion service: done by the PHEV conversion company, at their location. Conversion kit: done by the owners in their hometown.</ref>

Comparison table: PHEV conversion and kit options for the Toyota Prius
Organization: external websites CalCars Electroenergy Manzanita Micro/ PiPrius/ Advanced Vehicle Initiative EnergyCS/ Amberjac EDrive Systems Hymotion/ A123 Hybrids-Plus Location: California, Connecticut Washington California / UK California Ontario Colorado References: local articles PriusPlus/History, Maker Faire, EEEI Prius PiPrius, PriusBlue, WhiteBird, GrayPearl EnergyCS /Amberjac:UK EDrive Hymotion Hybrids-Plus Product: PriusPlus PiPrius EnergyCS EDrive PHEV-L5 Prius-15 / Prius-30 Conv. service: <ref name="convert_service"/> No No Yes ? Yes, fleets Yes Conversion kit: <ref name="convert_service"/> Yes Yes No ? No Future Status: Ready Docs in progress Development Production Development Production Production No done so far: 1st ever: 11/04 4 by 11/06 (1 NiMH, 1 chgd to PiPrius) 2 7 0 18 3 EV range [mi] (1): 10-12 10 30 32? 15 (6) 15 / 30 PHEV range [mi] (2): 20+ 20-30 50 60? 25 / 50 AC power: 120-240 VAC Universal: 90 to 300 Vac/Vdc 120Vac 120-240 VAC 120 / 220 Vac 120 Vac Charge time [hours] (4): 3 to 80% 11 to 100% (4) 3.0 @ 120 Vac/ 0.3 @ 240 Vac (4) 9.0 9.0 5.5 / 4.0 5.5 / 9.0 Safety (3): Flame-proof Spill-proof Flame-proof Spill-proof Flame-proof Spill-proof Through cell separation Spill-proof Flame-proof Spill-proof Additional weight [kg]: 130+ ~150 83 ? 72 21 / 81 Tire access (7): no no no yes no yes Cost [US$]: Batts: ~1K Chgr: 0.9-2K Sum: 4-7K+labor Batts: 0.8K~1.2K+ Charger/DC-DC: ~1.8K Target: ~ 10K 40K now ? 10K in 100s 24K / 32K now Topology: Stock pack + new pack w/contactor, stock BMS, CAN-View Stock pack + new pack w/DC-DC, stock BMS, CAN-View (8) new pack only, new BMS new pack only, new BMS Stock pack + new pack, stock BMS new pack only new BMS Pack energy [KWh]: 4.8 4.7 9.0 9.5 5.0 4.5 / 9.0 Available energy [KWh] (5): 2.4-3.8 + 0.3 stock 4 + 0.3 stock 8 8.5? 4 + 0.3 stock 4 / 8 Battery type: 20 ea BB Battery EVP20-12B SLA (Sealed Lead-Acid) 15 ea Hawker EP26 SLA (Sealed Lead-Acid) or pack of choice Valence Saphion phosphate cathode LiIon cells extracted from U-Charge packs "Laptop" Cobalt LiIon 18650 cells Lithium polymer (future: A123 LiIon) 600 / 1200 ea 26650-size A123-brand phosphate cathode LiIon cells pdf Instal. time: currently >2 weeks future: < 1day ? < 1 day 4 hrs / 1 day Notes:
edit Notes: (1) Assuming <35 mph, 210 Wh/mile (260 Wh/mi from grid) ref, 1.5 miles with stock pack (2) During which the mileage is on the order of 100 mpg. Shows range as stated by organization. (3) Safety in case of major accident Many Lithium cells will burst in flames if penetrated. However, phosphate cathode LiIon cells (such as Valence and A123) are flame-proof. SLA batteries contain lead and sulphuric acid but are spill-proof (4) From discharged to the point the pack will no longer be used in PHEV, to fully charged (per Orbital, SLA require 8 hr taper -- done at least once every 3 days -- after near full charge, to reach 100% and prevent sulfation) (5) Because the DOD of the stock pack is limited by the Prius, only about 0.3 KWh of its energy is available (US). It is assumed that additional batteries are limited to a DOD range of: SLA: 0% down to 50%, Litium 0% down to 90% (6) HiMotion states 50 km (30 miles) pure EV range. Yet 4.3 KWh calculates out to 15 miles. (7) No = original tire well is covered or occupied by new battery pack (8) PiPrius notes. PFC40 charger doubles at the DC-DC converter between packs. BMS is a Rudman Reg Mark 3 on every battery. It is fully protected on charge mode and discharge mode. The BMS is programmable with a laptop, with no security locks (open source). (9) <references/>