PRIUS PLUG-IN CONVERSIONS
YES, we can convert your car to a plug-in hybrid!
Total fleet of PHEVs to date: 30
Paid conversions to date: 21
Volunteer conversions to date: 5
Other PHEV customers: 4
We have the technical expertise, professionalism, and personal attention to make your conversion a legitimate and rewarding experience.
Kits available:
Plug-In Supply Lead Acid System
Plug-In Supply Lithium Iron Phosphate System (Fall 2008)
Hybrids-Plus Lithium Ion System (Fall 2008)
We do not have access to kits from Hymotion. Refer to SF’s own Green Gears for more information.
Applicable platforms:
2004-2008 Toyota Prius
2005-2008 Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner
Any car can become a plug-in hybrid, if you have enough money. LG is in the process of opening a separate facility, an EV Annex, dedicated to such projects. Interested parties should be willing to spend at least $20,000. For general info on plug-in hybrids, refer to the wiki.
Kit specs and highlights:
LG has worked closely with Plug-In Supply in the development of their PHEV system. The installation is very clean and takes two days. Our expertise on this system is unmatched.
Plug-In Supply Kit, PbA chemistry................................ $6,995 installed
- For 2004-2008 Toyota Prius
- 10-15 miles expected All-Electric Range
- 52 mph top speed (without using gas)
- Easy to use
- 360 lbs additional weight
- Upgraded rear suspension to maintain stock ride height
- 2-3 years battery pack life ($1000 to replace)
- 20 12v 20Ah BB PbA batteries, 256 VDC
- 6-8 hours charge time
- 110v charge supply (regular wall outlet)
- Access to spare tire
- No loss of cargo space
- Retain original HV battery
- Chassis upgradable to Lithium chemistry
To book an appointment, use the contact page
Plug-In Supply Kit, LiFeP04 chemistry............................. $15,000 installed
- For 2004-2008 Toyota Prius
- 15-20 miles expected All-Electric Range
- 52 mph top speed (without using gas)
- Easy to use
- 150 lbs additional weight
- No suspension upgrade necessary
- 11+ years battery pack life
- 4-8 hours charge time
- 110v charge supply (regular wall outlet)
- Access to spare tire
- No loss of cargo space
- Retain original HV battery
Hybrids-Plus Kit, Lithium Ion chemistry....... $15,000 installed
- For 2004-2008 Toyota Prius
- 15 miles expected All-Electric Range
- 34 mph top speed (without using gas)
- Easy to use
- OEM level design
- No additional weight
- 110v charge supply (regular wall outlet)
- Access to spare tire
- No loss of cargo space
- Proven A123 Battery Pack
- Replaces original HV battery
Hybrids-Plus also offers kits for the 2005-2008 Ford Escape. Read more here...
Serious Inquiries use the contact page
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Turkey Week schedule
LG will be open this Monday, Nov. 24th.
LG will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27th and 28th.
The usual schedule will resume in December, opening Tuesday, Dec. 2nd.
(Pic of LG’s Thanksgiving, hybrid style: servings of Gen 1 and Gen 2 Prius transmission components, during a private class by Jack Rosebro. Thanks Jack!)
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Al Gore is Luscious
In The Climate for Change, the Op/Ed centerpiece of yesterday’s New York Times, Al Gore posits the recent election as a springboard for another “fateful choice”: how to save the human race from global warming. Reminiscent of the call from Thomas Friedman in The Power of Green, Gore suggests that a “green” economy means to solve both the climate crisis and the economic crisis. As the cornerstone of such an economy, he proposes a plan “to repower America with a commitment to producing 100 percent of our electricity from carbon-free sources within 10 years.”
The plan consists of five parts. One of them? Plug-in hybrids. 
Gore writes, “We should help America’s automobile industry (not only the Big Three but the innovative new startup companies as well) to convert quickly to plug-in hybrids that can run on the renewable electricity that will be available as the rest of this plan matures.”
Innovative new startups? While he certainly means OEMs like Aptera and Tesla, aftermarket PHEV conversions are equally known, more established, and available now. I couldn’t help but think Mr. Gore caught a glimpse of the article on Luscious Garage printed in the Times only four days earlier.
“Luscious is a secular temple built to serve hybrids… But [LG’s] forte is converting them to plug-in hybrids, which are functionally all-electric cars that can go 12 to 15 miles… (If you go farther, the gasoline motor kicks back in.)”
For more on plug-in hybrids and why they make so much sense, check out the wiki
For more information on LG conversions, check out the blog
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American
What a profoundly inspiring election! Yes, the “proof is in the pudding” but the optimism is valid and should be acknowledged and enjoyed. In that vein we’ve added a new feature to LG’s frontage, and reviewed the rules for flag-hanging conduct. We will take it down once we’ve stopped feeling patriotic, which is to say, hopefully never.
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In other news…
Luscious Garage in the New York Times, November 5th, 2008:
At Specialty Garage, Making Hybrids Even Greener via NYTimes.com
Don’t miss the multimedia feature!
“The basis of our business was to create a repair facility that departed from auto repair the same way the hybrid does from the regular car, and we do that by being green, high tech, and cutting edge.
“I started 
wrenching eight years ago and my interest in hybrids and advanced diagnostics took me out to California. I wanted to get into what I thought was the next stage for cars and specifically how they are going to apologize for their impact on the environment.
“The business model and the aspects of the business that make us green are entirely different than the dealer. So people who want a more personalized experience or who are interested in the business’s responsibility to the environment obviously would want to come here.”