| 词条 | Hybrids Plus |
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| name = Hybrids Plus | logo = HybridsPlus logo.jpg | logo_size = 200px | type = Privately held company [1] | genre = | foundation = 2006 | defunct = 2009 | founder = Carl Lawrence, Davide Andrea | location_city = Boulder, Colorado | location_country = United States | location = | locations = | area_served = | industry = Automotive industry | products = PHEV conversions | services = | market cap = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 20 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | footnotes = | intl = }} Hybrids Plus was a company devoted to converting hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), including vehicle-to-grid capable PHEVs. Towards the end of its existence, it converted Ford Escape HEVs to PHEVs by replacing the stock battery with a PHEV battery in the original location (as opposed to augmenting the stock battery with an additional battery, as normally done by other PHEV conversions), and adding a charger and a plug. HistoryThe company was founded July, 2006 in Boulder, Colorado to convert a Toyota Prius for the State of Colorado. In 2007 Hybrids Plus won a contract with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, to convert a Ford Escape, and a contract with Xcel Energy to convert 6 Escapes to V2G capable PHEVs. In 2007 Hybrids Plus started the development of the "Inverger," a bidirectional charger and inverter for vehicle-to-grid applications, funded in part by a grant from the State of Colorado, Governor's Energy Office.[2] In the summer of 2008, a malfunction due to a manufacturing error[3] in one of its Prius PHEVs conversions resulted in a fire that destroyed the vehicle.[4] As a consequence, Hybrids Plus started a program to examine and upgrade each of the PHEV conversions it had manufactured. Afterward, Hybrids Plus completed only one more Prius PHEV conversion, and then discontinued that product line.[5] In the fall 0f 2008, A123 Systems contracted Hybrids Plus to recall all of the vehicles it converted, and remove A123's Li-Ion cells. In April 2009, Hybrids Plus ceased. Its assets were absorbed by Eetrex, a company whose owners include some of the former owners of Hybrids Plus. Final workAt the end of its life, Hybrids Plus was:
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References1. ^{{cite news|title=ZAP Launches Sale of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Car, Tests Show up to 120 Miles per Gallon|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS97064+10-Mar-2008+MW20080310|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2008-09-24 | date=2008-03-10}} 2. ^{{citeweb|title=Hybrids Plus Among Colorado Grant Recipients|url=http://evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=18151}} 3. ^{{citeweb|title=Toyota_Prius A123 car fire investigation report |url=https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_A123_car_fire_investigation_report_2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830004757/https://secure.wikileaks.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius_A123_car_fire_investigation_report_2008 |archivedate=2008-08-30 |df= }} 4. ^{{citeweb|title=CRN PHEV Field Report Update |url=https://crn.cooperative.com/Resources/TechSurveillance/items/2008/FieldReport0613.htm }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 5. ^{{citeweb|title=Available sources of Prius PHEV conversions|url=http://www.eaa-phev.org/index.php?title=Template:Prius_PHEV_Options}} External links
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