[BFix] Electric Cars

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I recently saw a demonstration of how a  Toyota Prius  can easily be modified 
to become a plug-in hybrid by adding an additional  battery pack. With this 
mod the clamed rang on electric power is about 30 mi  between charges with a 
speed up to 52 mph. For a lot of city folks this could  cover the bulk of their 
daily driving. Additionally the car is still usable as  it was originally d
esigned to as a gas hybrid for extended trips.   
The  cost of this add on mod is about $6K for lead acid bat’s with an 
expected life  of 2 years and around $11K for the Lithium Bats with a life of about 
10 years.  The people doing this are claming 100mpg using the car in both 
modes.  I certainly don’t have the money to go  out and buy a Prius and do this, 
but I think it would be cool.  
Aside from the purely dollar per dollar  argument for or against electric 
vehicles, there are some altruistic views that  should also be considered. If you 
live in one of the smoggiest areas in the  nation as I have for my entire 
life the idea of lower emissions sounds  encouraging, to say the least.   
_http://www.calcars.org/priusplus.html_ 
(http://www.calcars.org/priusplus.html) 
Norm  

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