Prius Upgrade Gets 100 MPG Says Startup OEMtek
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If you own a Toyota Prius and want to get better mileage in your ride, OEMtek has a upgrade worth considering. Or is it? Priced at $12,500 the upgrade is said to increase the mileage of the Prius to 100 MPG. That’s an expensive alternative for something that is untested. But according to OEMtek in a San Jose News article:
“There are people who want this right now, no matter what,” said Cindi Choi, vice president of business development and the de facto chief executive of the six-employee company.
OEMtek will be ready to convert about 30 Priuses as soon as March, Choi said. It has battery packs on hand and continues to do durability testing and other late-stage engineering work. Its Web site has a “buy” link where customers can pre-order the vehicle.
Choi’s “no matter what” references some questions potential buyers are likely to have.
It is interesting to read about some of the alternatives that some new companies are introducing. But the problem remains. What is the best option to eventually replace the standard gas engine?
Comments welcome.
Full article is here.
2 Comments
Scott King
February 20th, 2008
at 6:13pm
I don’t see gas engines disappearing anytime soon, hybrids are going to be around simply because, with current battery technology, range is the big problem. Also the incestuous relationship between big oil and car manufacturers will keep us paying at the pump for at least the next 20 years.
Dustin
February 21st, 2008
at 12:53pm
Here in the US we still have it easy, when u convert what people pay in pesos to dollors for a liter of gasoline, they are paying about $9.00 a Gallon… and Europe is in the same boat but thats why in mexico you wont find emisions equipment on the cars, they can take a civic that gets 33mpg strip emissions equip and get 43mpg. Europe has gone the other way and switch the majority of there vehichles to diesel and large trucks and Suv’s are GONE. Must be the same way that we here in the US are headed.