Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies F-150 PHEV

By Eric Boyd on August 11, 2008 2:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

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Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies (HEVT) is an early stage startup with IP licensed from a university. They plan to retrofit larger vehicles (pickups, busses, SUVs, etc) into PHEVs. They have somehow secured a supply of large-format NiMH batteries! It seems unlikely to me that they will be competitive in the Automotive X Prize, but if they can get the price down, they will be winners in the marketplace! For more information, check out the new page on the HEVT F-150 PHEV, or read on for the HTML version.

Short Description: PHEV retrofit of Ford F-150Availability & Cost:F-150+$60k, less later...

Background and Details

Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies (HEVT) is a 15 employee startup with technology licensed from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT); they are located in the IIT "University Technology Park" on campus
Battery is installed behind the seat, the motor is behind the rear wheels
Offers increased low-speed torque for better towing, onboard 120V outlet, and regenerative braking
They are working with CalCars
They are also planning on retrofitting a wide variety of other heavy vehicles: buses, SUVs, RVs, vans, etc. with school buses being the 2nd target after F-150 pickups
For the Automotive X Prize, they will be Alternative Class, and they plan to add additional batteries until they can achieve 100 MPGe. However, my calculations show this isn't feasible: even all electric, they get only 43 MPGe (roughly triple original F-150, as expected)
References: HEVT PDF flyer Green Car Congress EVWorld Jalopnik YouTube AutoBlogGreen Wikipedia: F-series

Vehicle Stats

MPGe	41 MPG (first 30 miles) (= 29 MPGe) 21 MPG (sustained)
Weight	4500 lbs + conversion
L x W x H (ft)	17.6 x 6.6 x 6.1
HP	F-150 (202-300 HP) +100 HP motor
0-60 MPH	? faster than F-150
Top Speed	? freeway-capable
Range	15 miles all-electric
Battery Info	12 kWH NiMH (air-cooled) ? lbs
Charge Time	?h (?V * ?A)
Motor	AC Induction, 100 HP sustained, 200 HP peak
Engine	F-150 original (no change)
Cd x Frontal Area	<? x ? ft^2