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Originally Posted by DavidH
I talke dto a company in Canada who makes a piggyback pack. The pack sits behind the rear seat and connects to the existing battery pack through an isolation diode.
You charge the battery overnight using a plug in charger. Then, you have enough power to drive about 15 miles in EV mode. I do not know how or if they hold the FEH in EV mode.
They are only selling kits to Ford and the State of California at this time.
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This would be Hymotion. The address:
51 Ritin Lane
Unit #5
Concord Ontario
Canada L4K 4E1
P: 519-489-0471
F: 519-249-0942
Web link:
http://www.hymotion.com/products.htm
The weblink for the Escape conversion pack is:
http://www.hymotion.com/pdf/Specs_PHEV_L12.pdf
The FAQ page weblink:
http://www.hymotion.com/faq.htm
Hymotion uses
Nanophosphate™ lithium ion batteries. This type of lithium ion battery is manufactured by A123 Systems which recently acquired the Hymotion company. The weblink for A123 Systems is
http://www.a123systems.com/newsite/index.php#
The Nanophosphate lithium ion battery is what GM is using during development of their plug in vehicle(s). Weblink:
http://www.a123systems.com/newsite/i...ws/news070104/
Interesting reading.
