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2009-07-01 20:22:33
Harmor
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+605|6842|San Diego, CA, USA
Hybrid Anything: Retrofit Kit Wins Award
A former IBM engineer says his latest invention can turn regular cars into plug-in hybrids for between $3,000 and $5,000. He could be on to something.
By Mike Spinelli

Popular Science wrote:

It fits into a wheel hub and can double a car's fuel economy. That's the claim of Dr. Charles Perry, who says his plug-in hybrid retrofit kit can save America 120 million gallons of fuel per day. Big talk. But then, inventors betting on revolutionary uphevals need to talk as big as they think. The former IBM electrical engineer designed the kit to transform existing automobiles into hybrids by placing an electric motor inside each wheel. Perry recently took first prize for his invention at a green energy competition at the Tennessee Technology Development Corp. The plan is to develop the kit into a product selling for between $3,000 and $5,000.
That's pretty impressive.  With Gas almost $3.50/gallon here in California it could pay for itself in 4-5 years.
2009-07-01 20:50:33
Hurricane2k9
Pendulous Sweaty Balls
+1,538|5996|College Park, MD
Sweet, so my Expedition would get 20MPG...
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2009-07-02 04:39:14
Burwhale
Save the BlobFish!
+136|6516|Brisneyland
Great idea in theory, finding a place for the sizeable battery array may be hard. Still I hope it works.
2009-07-02 05:18:16
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|6915|London, England

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Sweet, so my Expedition would get 20MPG...
Question: How often do you guys have to go to the petrol station, with your stupidly inefficient cars and your massive long commutes/roads to get anywhere, surely it's on a daily basis that you have to fill up. Or at least once every two days

I know it depends on alot of factors, but surely the majority of Americans have to fill up every day or every other day
2009-07-02 18:37:16
Harmor
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+605|6842|San Diego, CA, USA
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Behind each door is a gas tank instead of tools.
2009-07-02 18:38:26
Hurricane2k9
Pendulous Sweaty Balls
+1,538|5996|College Park, MD

Mekstizzle wrote:

Hurricane2k9 wrote:

Sweet, so my Expedition would get 20MPG...
Question: How often do you guys have to go to the petrol station, with your stupidly inefficient cars and your massive long commutes/roads to get anywhere, surely it's on a daily basis that you have to fill up. Or at least once every two days

I know it depends on alot of factors, but surely the majority of Americans have to fill up every day or every other day
Not for my family. My dad lives near work, my mom's a freelancer so it varies. But yes, in general people with long car commutes have to fill up often.
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