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I found the following on Wikipedia talking about getting a bigger battery for a Honda Insight and then being able to run the electric motor constantly, giving you highway mileage over 100mpg.
Honda hybrids like the Insight are Parallel Hybrids which at first glance would not seem to benefit much from a plug-in hybrid conversion as they do not have an EV-mode like the Toyota Prius. However by using a larger battery the 10 kW (13 hp) IMA could be run in a constant assist mode to displace gas consumption and push the mileage well into the one-hundreds on the freeway. The Insight is a very light and aerodynamic vehicle which makes it rather attractive for conversion.
Does anyone know anything about this? How much would a conversion such as this cost?
Honda hybrids like the Insight are Parallel Hybrids which at first glance would not seem to benefit much from a plug-in hybrid conversion as they do not have an EV-mode like the Toyota Prius. However by using a larger battery the 10 kW (13 hp) IMA could be run in a constant assist mode to displace gas consumption and push the mileage well into the one-hundreds on the freeway. The Insight is a very light and aerodynamic vehicle which makes it rather attractive for conversion.
Does anyone know anything about this? How much would a conversion such as this cost?