From Red Herring – EDrive’s president says the company plans to launch plug-in conversion kits for the Toyota Prius hybrid this summer.

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From Red Herring – EDrive’s president says the company plans to launch plug-in conversion kits for the Toyota Prius hybrid this summer.

By MB-BigB | May 1, 2006

With oil prices above $70 per barrel, plug-in hybrids are gaining worldwide attention.

Interesting Q&A with the president of EDrive. Full article here

The hybrids, retrofitted with extra batteries, plugs, and chargers, use electricity from wall outlets to get more than 100 miles per gallon, albeit by adding electrical energy generated by other sources.

DaimlerChrysler and Toyota Motor are researching the technology, and even U.S. President George W. Bush mentioned plug-in hybrids in his Earth Day radio address last week (see Plug-In Hybrids Get 100+ MPG).