[Ausev] Hymotion

[Daniel J. Stewart]

Well, I'm not sure if I'm reading you right, Aaron - the Hymotion kit does allow you to plug in.  In fact, it is an add-on battery, and not a replacement.  One "telling" thing to me is that at the auto show their Prius was a "working demonstrator" while the Escape was a "mockup".  I wonder if they should have gotten some orange crepe paper and mocked up the raging lithium fire we can expect after the thermal runaway kicks in, since they do not have the patented Valence Saphion technology ;-).  But seriously folks, it is suspicious when you say you are filling fleet orders, but can't scrape one up for your auto show debut.  They also go out of their way to explain how "no factory parts will be replaced or removed" but do not explain how they convince the Escape's engine managment computer to stay in "EV mode".

Hymotion's headquarters is in Toronto, but they say they have an office in Boston and 5 "subcontractor facilities" in North America (and I'll bet these people actually include Canada and Mexico when they say North America) so if one is in Houston, that's pretty good.

Rock on,
Danny

 -------Original Message-------
 From: Marc Kohler <mkohler at austin.rr.com>
 Subject: Re: [Ausev] Plug In Partners Press Conference
 Sent: 01 Mar '06 17:55
 
 check out [LINK: http://www.hymotion.com] www.hymotion.com
 
 
 "local" reseller/installer for Texas is somewhere in Houston
 
 
 They are only taking orders for fleet purchases at this time.
 
 
 5kWh Li-ion battery kit is $9500 for orders over 100.
 
 
 Kohler
 
 ----- Original Message -----
 
 FROM:   [LINK: mailto:achoate at gmail.com] Aaron Choate
 
 TO: [LINK: mailto:ausev at austinev.org] AustinEV announcements list
 
 SENT: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 4:49   PM
 
 SUBJECT: Re: [Ausev] Plug In Partners   Press Conference
 
 
 Hey Daniel,
 
 Can you tell us more about the Hymotion   kit?  Everything we have heard
 from the Cal Cars folk and the California   EAA people seems to be
 implying that that they are the only guys working on   extending the EV
 only range of vehicles and producing a kit.  Yet, here   is a Canadian
 company showing a finished product...  Is it that the   Hymotion kit
 doesn't allow the vehicle to be plugged in?  Is it a   shipping product?
 When we went to their site the other day, they   mentioned that we could
 contact our local reseller????  Who would that   be?
 
 Did you get any more informatinon about   that?
 
 Cya,
 
 Aaron
 
 
 On 3/1/06, DANIEL J.   STEWART <[LINK: mailto:dstewart at cortechs.com]
 dstewart at cortechs.com>  wrote:  Howdy   y'all,
 
 I am testing the new mailing list (thanks, Aaron!) with a   reminder for
 anyone who hasn't seen the Plug In Partners campaign kickoff   (sponsored
 by Ausin Energy back on 24 Jan) to check out the webcast   available from
 their home page [LINK: http://www.pluginpartners.org]
 http://www.pluginpartners.org
 
 The   press conference was certainly effective at creating a "buzz".  I
 don't know how well it communicated the goal "to demonstrate to automakers
 that a market for flexible-fuel Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles exists
 today" - it came off more like "what is a PHEV, and why is it so great?"
 but   maybe that is the essential first message before trying to establish
 the   number of potential buyers.
 
 I believe the Plug In Partners will end   up UNDERestimating the market,
 since they are asking for people to "pledge   to strongly consider
 purchasing" a vehicle they haven't even   seen.  I wonder how many people
 in 1971 would have still said they   wanted an "American made small car"
 if they had known it would be a Pinto,   Chevette, or Pacer.
 
 Interestingly, two days after the press   conference I stumbled apon the
 Ford Escape Flex-Fuel Hybrid at the D.C. Auto   Show.  It was listed as a
 concept, but it certainly seemed   produceable since Ford already offers
 an E85 compatible engine option on the   Taurus, Ranger, and Explorer.
 More recently, Hymotion showed   their plug-in upgrade kit for the Escape
 Hybrid at the Canadian   International Auto Show (in Toronto,   eh).
 Interesting!
 
 Danny
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