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Originally Posted by AshenGrey
Actually, your commute is *perfect* for the next HSD. You would EV to work and drive on gasoline on the way home (and recharge the batteries at the same time.) Thus, you'd get about 90-100 MPG without having to spend $10k on a PHEV module.
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Not really. You still have to generate the power to recharge the batteries and the extra load on the return trip would 'tank' the gas mileage.
A couple of months ago, I was looking at dual-fuel for my Prius using it for base power for the house. I calculate the $/kW for electricity and natural gas only to discover natural gas is much more expensive than electrical kW. Of course I live in the TVA region but still, I'm replacing the gas pack AC with a heat pump this year.
As for our NHW11 Prius, I will have to upgrade to house power UPS output, ~12 kW, for emergency. But fortunately, I think it can be achieved including sine-wave output. The only problem is I don't think I'll be able to get 3-phase, 220. I can do it as two, 110 VAC but the phase angles will be wrong to do 220 VAC. (rats!)
. . . But if I had an NHW20, it could work.
Bob 'Sparky' Wilson