http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/ HyMotion Sun, 10 May 2009 00:26:11 GMT Ronald Wyckoff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/10 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/10 HI Jay;   I'm coming up on 20K miles since last Nov. when I got my L5 in Denver. But I did have to put in a 2 amp automatic charger to keep the L5 from Tue, 05 May 2009 18:15:45 GMT j.turner70 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/9 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/9 My car got a good thumping on Thursday when I was rear-ended on the way to work. The mechanic who installed my L5 upgrade inspected the car (and the battery Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:55:22 GMT L. David Roper http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/8 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/8 Here is a hypothesis of what may be happening with regard to the auxiliary-battery problem with a plug-In Prius: Hypothesis: In EV mode the hybrid system, Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:44:49 GMT L. David Roper http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/7 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/7 You might want to read about some problems I and another local Hymotion owner have had with the Hymotion interaction with the Prius auxiliary battery Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:05:52 GMT j.turner70 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/6 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/6 I picked up my 2008 Prius on Friday (12/12/2008) after the installation of the L5 PCM and drove 50 miles from the A+ Japanese auto repair shop in San Carlos to Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:54:31 GMT L. David Roper http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/5 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/5 I just returned yesterday from getting my 2005 Prius (35,500 miles) converted to the A123/Hymotion plug-in. I have a web page about it Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:14:51 GMT ronaldwyckoff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/4 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/4 Or is Hymotion a month behind ITS aNNounced start date. Ron Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:14:11 GMT ronaldwyckoff http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/3 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/3 ... The A123 M1 cells used in this pack require individual cell charge leveling, so only plug charging is allowed. Ron Thu, 01 May 2008 17:11:55 GMT L. David Roper http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/2 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/2 Does the Prius' motors/generators charge the Hymotion battery when driving, or is it only charged when plugged in? Dave Roper Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:46:35 GMT thayerphil http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/1 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/HyMotion/message/1 There seems to be a question about whether the range is 15mi or 30mi. See footnote 26 in http://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/Template:Prius_PHEV_Options#_note-16 Also