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The 2009 ARRA provided a tax credit for plug-in electric drive conversion kits. The credit is equal to 10% of the cost of converting a vehicle to a qualified plug-in electric vehicle and in service after February 17, 2009. The maximum amount of the credit is $4,000. The credit does not apply to conversions made after December 31, 2011. [274] [293]
In 2013 a University of Central Florida design team, On the Green, worked to develop a bolt-on hybrid conversion kit to transform an older model vehicle into a gas-electric hybrid. [79] A conversion of a 1966 Mustang was demonstrated by an engineer in California. The system replaced the alternator with a 12 kW (30 kW peak) brushless electric motor.
The plug-in hybrid carried the 40e designation and used a 2.0-liter turbo-four (whereas the current-gen, 2021 and later 45e and 50e PHEVs use a turbocharged inline-six). The 308 total system ...
Remember, any plug-in hybrid, including those from Hyundai, Kia, and Toyota (such as the RAV4 Hybrid, pictured) and other models from BMW, becomes eligible for the credit when it's leased—even ...
The FCHV-2, introduced in 1997, was equipped with a reformer to extract hydrogen from methanol. FCHV-3, 4, and 5, introduced in 2001, were based on the Toyota Highlander, and FCHV-3 and 4 were capable of generating four times more power than FCHV-1. The FCHV-4 was the first fuel cell vehicle to be tested on public roads in Japan, and driving ...
The 2025 Toyota Highlander increases its screen real estate as the nonhybrid XSE gets a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster. The Highlander Hybrid ditches front-wheel drive, with all trims now coming ...
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) or simply plug-in hybrid is a type of hybrid electric vehicle equipped with a rechargeable battery pack that can be directly replenished via a charging cable plugged into an external electric power source, in addition to charging internally by its on-board internal combustion engine-powered generator.
Failing to ban the sale of new hybrid cars with no plug from 2030 would be “a catastrophic misstep”, ministers are being warned. Representative body Electric Vehicles UK (EVUK), which made the ...