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Advanced PHEV Vehicles Intiative

 

While GM electric Vehicle program was killed in 2003 and Toyota are still dragging their feet on bringing a Plugin electric Hybrid to Market 

BYD from Shenzeen China have produced both Plug-in Hybrid and Pure electric Vehicles for the Market amd in so doing have attracted

investment from Investor Warren Buffett.

 

 As part of our research and development program here at SynECO systems We visited the laboratories and plant of BYD in 2007

and later test drove the BYD F3e LiFePO4 powered pure electric vehicle.

 

We hope to introduce the BYD Plug-In Hybrid and electric Vehicle Models

to NZ market shortly after release into USA market.

 

 

 

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The Great Plug-In Hybrid Race ( PHEV )

This Toyota Prius Hybrid ( THS Drive )
has been converted to be a Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle.
Plug-IN Hybrids can be used as an EV Electric
Vehicle for around town and short-medium range
travelling and then resumes to normal Hybrid operation
for Long Range travel.

(”normal Hybrid operation” means 850 km + range on 40 litres of petrol )

IN THE United States media there is a lot of talk about the potential
of plug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs), which are slated to hit the
market in 2009.

President George W. Bush inspected some prototypes at the White House
last month, and General Motors and Toyota have both promised to be
the first to market their PHEVs.

PHEVs offer three benefits over standard cars and even hybrids like
the Toyota Prius:

They get significantly better mileage: Estimates range from 40 to
60km per litre.

In all-electric mode such as in city driving, they emit nearly zero
exhaust fumes, making them a highly ‘green’ car and they run almost silently.

They have a range of about 70km on electric power before tapping
their onboard petrol tank, which means many city drivers will rarely,
if ever, have to fill up at a petrol station. (The total range using
electricity and petrol is about 1,000km.)

These hybrids run completely on battery for the first 70-110km before a
small gas engine begins to recharge the battery. US studies estimate
that most of the US population could run 100 per cent on battery
power from a six-hour nightly charge because people’s daily commute
is less than 70km.

Running on electricity is significantly less expensive than petrol,
more eco-friendly - even after power plants are taken into
consideration, quieter, and it reduces dependence on so-called
‘unstable’ oil-producing regions.

With SynEco Systems’s goal of generating power from solar energy, it will
soon be possible for some New Zealander’s to completely recharge their
vehicles using solar power.

All that is required is a standard electric socket to plug into each night.

In the US, almost every home with a garage has such a socket.

In New Zealand, that is often true of landed suburban property, but not
necessarily in shared parking areas such as apartments and townhouses.

Would owners of these dwellings be willing to add electrical sockets?
How would they charge for electricity? Perhaps via higher residents
association fees or a customised CashCard meter?

Maybe shopping malls could offer a free charge as a lure to get
shoppers to visit? How about office buildings?

Toyota and GM, among other car makers, are committed to launching
PHEVs by 2009.

New Zealand seems the perfect place for PHEVs,
especially if you are considering a goals of being green and energy-independent, plus the
fact that most people commute less than 70km a day.

I personally cannot wait to take the next step: upgrading from a
Toyota Prius Hybrid to a full plug-in electric hybrid using Li-ion batteries
charged from Hydro,Wind and Solar generated Power.

Toyota…..Why not make “Plug-In” a option for all your Hybrid Vehicles?