Plug-In Hybrid Retrofit Kit Could Greatly Improve Gas Millage For Only $3000 - lithium ion battery pack
Nino Marchetti from the Earth Institute of Technology: The smart minds of young college students and their mentors play a role again in the world of green technology.
This time at the scene is the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), the project under development is a plug-in
The hybrid modification kit is said to be suitable for almost any car.
Professor Charles Perry and a group of MTSU students related to the university's engineering technology department have been developing hubs, plugs for the last few years
Hybrid modified kit.
This green car technology, which is currently in the proof-of-concept phase, is now seeking funding from private investors to showcase its manufacturing version.
According to MTSU, Perry's hub technology was recently installed on a 1994 Honda wagon and helped increase the gasoline mileage of the research vehicle from 50 kilometers to 100% kilometers. FuelEconomy.
Gov said that assuming this is 1994 Honda Accord station wagon, the original EPA rating MPG was 23.
In the video below, Perry describes how the technology works.
In the two internal rear wheel brake structures, the DC brushless motor is basically added.
Connected to the lithium ion phosphate battery pack installed at the rear of the vehicle, they complement the traction provided by the car's general gas engine, reducing both the required gas volume and increasing the MPG.
The technology was designed for urban use.
According to Perry, it is also very innovative here that the system is mainly built with ready-made components.
What is the secret of how they add electric traction.
"The key is to prove the feasibility of adding the motor to the rear wheel of the car without changing the brakes, bearings, suspension
Perry said in a statement: "Anything mechanical.
As for the cost, if it really goes on sale, it could be sold for around $3,000, which is much lower than buying a shiny new plug
A hybrid like the upcoming Ford Energi.
In addition to the consumer car, the possible application of this technology also includes companies with fleets.
On the other hand, this is not the only green technological innovation that the university has been tinkering with in the automotive sector.
For example, on January, a modified Toyota Prius plug
In hybrid cars powered by solar, hydrogen, and ethanol, off-road driving will take place.