Joe:

Do you know if anyone has used the hymotion L5 kit for the Camry? JP

 

No one has a hymotion kit on a camry yet. I just e-mailed them this weekend for more info. If and when they reply I will post it here..If you go to there web site and click on news you will see what they have been doing .JOE

 

Whats up with the PHEV kits and promises of cars comming out with them. Chevy anounces the VOLT, then says but the batterys wont be ready for a few years. Ford says they are working on being the first one out with a phev car,someday? Hymotion claimed the kits would be available last fall but they quit e-mailing me about there progress. If toyota has a 80 mpg prius in 2008 will there even be a need for a 30 to 40 mile PHEV ? Does Any one have any info on the progress of any phev kits or cars comming to market???

 

Hymotion BREM Request Form Here is a request form to fill out if you want to get on a list to get a PHEV Kit. Some think it would cost far less to just wait for a auto mfg to produce the PHEV car and buy that!///JOE

 

CalCars: Toyota does not approve of plugging in your Prius - AutoblogGreen There goes my hopes for a PHEV kit

 

Personally, the money spent on converting a Prius to PHEV is ridiculous. Spend a fraction of that installing solar panels on your house and just carpool more

 

Solar panels are done 5.25KWhr and I was seriously going to put the Hymotion pack in my Prius when I got a call that a Lexus RX400h was available pre-owned two years old 15,000 miles. I may consider a Hymotion later for this vehicle later on.

 

Where the heck are you going to put the thing? I read the specs on the Escape's version, and it measures 40x15x14.5 inches - a good chunk of the cargo area. And it weighs 147.5 kg - almost 325 lb! The HiHy's will be significantly larger for the same range, probably near 400 lb., with a serious reduction in load/towing capacity and handling characteristics.

Makes no sense at all to me for a SUV except as a vanity project.

Pete

 

I guess removing the third row seat would be plenty of room and the weight of the seat will offset it a little,Probabley be equal to 1 passenger!!