Phev Hch?
#1
Phev Hch?
I've been fascintated by the thought of having/converting my car to PHEV; however all the cars converted seem to be priui (sp?), I was reading this evening that the max speed of a PHEV prius is 34mph!!??!
So it got me thinking; the prius has easily enough of a powerful motor to power the car 50-65mph; so why the limitation? I think it has to be the transmission system that can't handle the higher rpm's.
But that means that the HCH is probably more suitable than the prius; as the electric motor is directly connected to the transmission.
I did some calcs using this software:
http://www.machinehead-software.co.u...alculator.html
Putting in the cd; frontal area etc; and the HCH should easily be able to cruise at 55mph on electric power (ignoring battery limitations for one moment).
Can anyone think of why this is not feasible?
So it got me thinking; the prius has easily enough of a powerful motor to power the car 50-65mph; so why the limitation? I think it has to be the transmission system that can't handle the higher rpm's.
But that means that the HCH is probably more suitable than the prius; as the electric motor is directly connected to the transmission.
I did some calcs using this software:
http://www.machinehead-software.co.u...alculator.html
Putting in the cd; frontal area etc; and the HCH should easily be able to cruise at 55mph on electric power (ignoring battery limitations for one moment).
Can anyone think of why this is not feasible?
#3
Re: Phev Hch?
The maximum speed for an unmodified Prius on electric alone is 34 MPH or so. PHEV modified Prius can go much faster. Go to Priuschat, and there are several threads on PHEV-modified Prius.
20 HP could actually power the HCH in low-speed situations, but the battery pack would not last long if you put that kind of load on it. However, I still think you would need more than the 20 HP to make a usable PHEV out of an HCH.
20 HP could actually power the HCH in low-speed situations, but the battery pack would not last long if you put that kind of load on it. However, I still think you would need more than the 20 HP to make a usable PHEV out of an HCH.
#6
Re: Phev Hch?
The motor on the Honda IMA system is always connected to the engine crank shaft.
BTW, Toyoya plug-in Prius prototype can run up to 100km/h(62mph) by motor alone without engine spinning.
Ken@Japan
#8
Re: Phev Hch?
^That is what they are doing with MIMA. (manual IMA). It allows them to accelerate w/ the regular engine, then cruise only on electric (they have an added motor and battery pack, however). Then, MIMA can be charged with solar, or plug in.
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