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Originally Posted by julianwilso
If one were to purchase a replacement battery pack, wire it in parallel with the original, reprogram an increase for the all electric speed in the operating system and add an external charger, it would be possible to extend the electric operation and achieve a PHEV lite. What else would be needed?
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I have not done any work in that area but other postings suggest more is needed. For example, the battery controller has to be 'spoofed' so the extra capacity can be used.
An approach I plan to test is to 'tickle charge' the battery up to 80% of capacity and see what that does to the morning commute. In theory, the extra energy should result in a slight reduction in the warm-up cycle. However, now that warmer weather has returned, it is unlikely that I'll see any benefit.
Bob Wilson