A123 to sell plug-in hybrid conversion kits next year

Posted May 2nd 2007 10:29AM by Sam Abuelsamid
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid

Not content to be a potential supplier of lithium ion batteries for GM's plug-in hybrid programs, A123 Systems will start selling battery packs that conversion companies can use to transform current hybrid vehicles to plug-in capability. The company has already been working with Hymotion on plug-in kits and they have a contract to convert ten Prius for the California South Coast Air Quality Management District.

The kits will be completely integrated and designed to be installed in under two hours. The installed price of the 5kWh kit for a Prius is $10,000 and gives a range of 14 miles on battery. A123 CEO David Vieau testified at a recent US Senate hearing in support of tax breaks for customers buying plug-in conversions. Fleet testing of the systems is ongoing and sales are expected to start in 2008.

[Source: GreenCarCongress]

Tags: a123 systems, A123Systems, plug-in hybrid, Plug-inHybrid

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