Electric Yaris is here! - Toyota Yaris Forums

freeridelectric · 02-09-2009, 02:52 PM

Well hello Yaris brothers and sisters.

I once had a thread on here that read Electric Yaris $42,020.00. I quess some guber hacked the site and it is gone with many other threads.

http://www.hybridtechnologies.com/

My Yaris is now here. I have had it for all most a month.

The car is pretty neat. I like it.

It had some problems. It would beeb and then shut off power. It did this at high speeds more than low. I consider this a small glitch. I have gone 70 miles at 55mph or better and another 25 miles in the city on one charge. The car meters indicated I had approx 15 miles left. Recently I tried to do all city driving to get the range in the city. I went 106.4 in the city according to Garmin GPS. The speedo is approx 4 miles fast so the odometer read 114.4. I go from Garmin GPS because I believe it to be more accurate than the odometer. None of the driving above would be considered hyper-mile driving. I think it will go 120 with carful driving under 40-45 mph. I like to put the pedal to the floor at red lights, the gas cars really have to burn a lot of fuel to keep up.

Most of the components are off the shelve. Asure controler, Solectria motor. The BMS is proprietary and the charger I have not yet identified. I like the car very much. Hope it last a long time or atleased 1500 cycles. Take Care Freeridelectric.

cali yaris · 02-09-2009, 03:21 PM

That seems pretty neat, and cool that you took a chance on new technology.

I wonder how they can get away with re-branding name brand cars. Do they have permission from Toyota etc.?

KCALB SIRAY · 02-09-2009, 03:24 PM

Do you have any close up pictures of the inners? Curious to see where and how they stashed everything

marcus · 02-09-2009, 03:42 PM

42 G's for get it i can get 2 to 3 yaris with that..

yaris-? · 02-09-2009, 04:30 PM

course if the goal is to save money a used Yaris is only a few grand ...

firebird1999us · 02-10-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marcus

42 G's for get it i can get 2 to 3 yaris with that..

Yeah that's the thing with all of this stuff for me...for one it's very counterproductive as a consumer at the moment because even though you don't have to pay for gas, how long would it take me to recoup the costs of paying $13k for my Yaris new in fuel? Like 20 years?

I applaud the move in the direction...but it's still way to early for me to adopt. As is probably the case for most people right now.

cali yaris · 02-09-2009, 05:23 PM

I don't think his goal was to save money. I think the OP has an interest in the technology and the money to spend to support it. I commend him 100%.

eii · 02-10-2009, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

I don't think his goal was to save money. I think the OP has an interest in the technology and the money to spend to support it. I commend him 100%.

Yeah thats exactly how i felt. if only we had someone like him for the PE supercharger

Cant wait for pix of this yaris!

tuckevalastin · 02-09-2009, 05:32 PM

I forgot about that thread... congrats on getting it, post some pics of it completed!

Treyz · 02-09-2009, 10:21 PM

I can only see this as a daily local driver.

Congrats on getting it.

Thej3sta2 · 02-10-2009, 06:49 AM

yeah i remember that thread. By the way do you have any under hood pics?

CTScott · 02-10-2009, 09:04 AM

+1 on the pics - I'd really like to see some good shots of how they mounted things under the hood and mated the engine to the tranny, as welll as how and where they mounted the batteries.

otterhere · 02-10-2009, 09:27 AM

As Bill the Cat used to say in the funny papers, "ack ack ack"...

You can buy a HOUSE for $42k in this economy!!! No way would I pay for that a car, "green" or not... Of course, if gas goes up to $30/gallon, then it would make fiscal sense, but unless and until that happens, no thank you.

cali yaris · 02-10-2009, 01:39 PM

post #2 - no answer yet. Anyone else have thoughts on how they can re-brand a name brand car?

CTScott · 02-10-2009, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

post #2 - no answer yet. Anyone else have thoughts on how they can re-brand a name brand car?

I think it is kind of like the repli-cars, where parts of one vehicle are being purchased to make a different vehicle. In this case it's the opposite of the repli-cars, where the body is scrapped and the frame and drive train are used.

tuckevalastin · 02-10-2009, 02:15 PM

I assume they have a deal with Toyota considering they buy them from Toyota directly. I remember reading about the deal they had with the original producer of their sports car model back when they debuted at Detroit a few years back.

Technically they are just selling you their used and "slightly modded" Yaris' so I don't think Toyota could say much either way.

cali yaris · 02-10-2009, 08:10 PM

^ yeah you gotta get this up on your site!

CTScott · 02-10-2009, 08:36 PM

Thanks for the link. The pictures of the conversion process are very interesting. I can understand the cost with how well the system is integrated. I've seen $12K conversion kits, but there is quite a bit of work that goes into the conversion and typically there is quite a bit lacking with integration.

02-09-2009, 02:52 PM	#1
freeridelectric Drives: Electric Yaris 05 Silverado,01 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 21	Electric Yaris is here! Well hello Yaris brothers and sisters. I once had a thread on here that read Electric Yaris $42,020.00. I quess some guber hacked the site and it is gone with many other threads. http://www.hybridtechnologies.com/ My Yaris is now here. I have had it for all most a month. The car is pretty neat. I like it. It had some problems. It would beeb and then shut off power. It did this at high speeds more than low. I consider this a small glitch. I have gone 70 miles at 55mph or better and another 25 miles in the city on one charge. The car meters indicated I had approx 15 miles left. Recently I tried to do all city driving to get the range in the city. I went 106.4 in the city according to Garmin GPS. The speedo is approx 4 miles fast so the odometer read 114.4. I go from Garmin GPS because I believe it to be more accurate than the odometer. None of the driving above would be considered hyper-mile driving. I think it will go 120 with carful driving under 40-45 mph. I like to put the pedal to the floor at red lights, the gas cars really have to burn a lot of fuel to keep up. Most of the components are off the shelve. Asure controler, Solectria motor. The BMS is proprietary and the charger I have not yet identified. I like the car very much. Hope it last a long time or atleased 1500 cycles. Take Care Freeridelectric.

02-09-2009, 03:24 PM	#3
KCALB SIRAY それを吸ってください View User's Garage Drives: black sand lb Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 8,894	Do you have any close up pictures of the inners? Curious to see where and how they stashed everything __________________ http://lifesdailypimpslap.tumblr.com/#me My Build

02-09-2009, 04:30 PM	#5
yaris-? Drives: 2000 Civic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 20	course if the goal is to save money a used Yaris is only a few grand ... __________________ http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UT...9,1.768799&z=9

02-09-2009, 05:23 PM	#7
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,857	I don't think his goal was to save money. I think the OP has an interest in the technology and the money to spend to support it. I commend him 100%. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

02-09-2009, 05:32 PM	#9
tuckevalastin View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Delaware/Connecticut Posts: 609	I forgot about that thread... congrats on getting it, post some pics of it completed! __________________

02-09-2009, 03:21 PM	#2
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,857	That seems pretty neat, and cool that you took a chance on new technology. I wonder how they can get away with re-branding name brand cars. Do they have permission from Toyota etc.? __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

02-09-2009, 03:42 PM	#4
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	42 G's for get it i can get 2 to 3 yaris with that..

02-09-2009, 10:21 PM	#10
Treyz ~ ambient one ~ View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Bayou Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,046	I can only see this as a daily local driver. Congrats on getting it. __________________ AMBIENTLIFESTYLE Tri-State Sport Compact EZine ambientlifestyle.com------------ambientlifestyle.ning.com Micro Image Store - Network - Online microimageonline.com------------microimage.ning.com

02-10-2009, 06:49 AM	#11
Thej3sta2 Drives: Soon to be LFA Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 523	yeah i remember that thread. By the way do you have any under hood pics? __________________

02-10-2009, 09:04 AM	#12
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,450	+1 on the pics - I'd really like to see some good shots of how they mounted things under the hood and mated the engine to the tranny, as welll as how and where they mounted the batteries.

02-10-2009, 09:27 AM	#13
otterhere Drives: 2008 Yaris 3-door Meteorite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 398	As Bill the Cat used to say in the funny papers, "ack ack ack"... You can buy a HOUSE for $42k in this economy!!! No way would I pay for that a car, "green" or not... Of course, if gas goes up to $30/gallon, then it would make fiscal sense, but unless and until that happens, no thank you.

02-10-2009, 01:39 PM	#14
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,857	post #2 - no answer yet. Anyone else have thoughts on how they can re-brand a name brand car? __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

02-10-2009, 02:15 PM	#16
tuckevalastin View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Delaware/Connecticut Posts: 609	I assume they have a deal with Toyota considering they buy them from Toyota directly. I remember reading about the deal they had with the original producer of their sports car model back when they debuted at Detroit a few years back. Technically they are just selling you their used and "slightly modded" Yaris' so I don't think Toyota could say much either way. __________________

02-10-2009, 08:10 PM	#17
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,857	^ yeah you gotta get this up on your site! __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

02-10-2009, 08:36 PM	#18
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,450	Thanks for the link. The pictures of the conversion process are very interesting. I can understand the cost with how well the system is integrated. I've seen $12K conversion kits, but there is quite a bit of work that goes into the conversion and typically there is quite a bit lacking with integration.

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