Hybridize Your EV1!

Now that hybrid gasoline/electric vehicles have become the latest automotive fad, it seems necessary to find a way to convert old, obsolete, passe "pure" EV technology like the GM EV1 to hybrid operation. After extensive research and development, I have invented a revolutionary yet inexpensive way to do just this. I am proud to unveil the all-new hybrid EV1!

Specifications

Mileage (highway, 55mph): about 10 mpg on regular unleaded gasoline
Average cruising speed: about 4.1 miles/hour (drive 1 hr @ 55 mph, charge while stopped from generator for 12.4 hours)
Emissions: don't ask (there's a reason this is not inside my garage)

Features and Benefits

Convenient hybrid power plant fits into existing EV1 trunk, charges anywhere
High-energy liquid fuel, storable at room temperature, inexpensive and widely available
Doesn't add to pollution from those nasty electric power plants
Bragging rights to the worst fuel mileage on your block - even lower than the biggest SUV!
Generator noise deters solicitors and Jehovah's Witnesses
Part of every dollar you spend on fuel is donated to worthy humanitarian causes such as preserving the medieval traditions and ways of life in certain needy Middle Eastern countries

Engineering Computations

Mileage

Gasoline energy content	1 US gallon	36.6kWh thermal
generator efficiency @ 1kW	7.5%	2.745 kWh AC
EV1 convenience charger efficiency	55%	1.5 kWh DC
battery efficiency	85%	1.275 kWh DC
EV1 propulsion motor, 7kWDC @ 55 mph	7.86 miles/kWh	10.02 mpg

Cruising Speed

1 hour driving @ 55 mph	7 kWh DC from battery
Required DC energy from charger	8.235 kWh
Charger output power	660W
Charging time	12.48 hours
Total time for 55 miles (driving plus charging)	13.48 hours
Average speed	4.08 mph

:-)

Phil Karn, 8 Sept 1999