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ericbecky
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First PHEV Honda Insight (1st gen.) with Enginer.us system

A few weeks ago I finished my installation of the 2kwh PHEV kit from Enginer.us. I first saw these kits in person when Jack Chen publicly unveiled the kits at Hybridfest last year.

Enginer's most popular kit is for Priuses (in fact I helped on five installs on Priuses), but to confirm the versatility of the Enginer system I have installed one in my Insight.

The kit consists of
- 16, 40ah 3.2v Thundersky batteries
- Thundersky Battery Charger Model 48-15
- 2 Chargery DB8 Smart Digital Balancers
- Enginer's DC/DC Converter

I have pics on my Flickr photo account titled Enginer PHEV in a Honda Insight.

I previously modded my Insight with a MIMA kit which gives me full control over the assist and regen of the stock Insight battery pack. Now with this additional battery pack I am able to extend my use of electricity to offset my gasoline usage.

It's great to be able to finally plug in my car!

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