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Old 09-07-2012, 01:10 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Just saw an article about this on Yahoo today: The Kit That Turns Any Car Into A Hybrid | This Could Be Big - Yahoo! News

Seems pretty cool, but like it's been said already, I don't see how $3K would cover all the necessary components.
Thanks! The part I liked was hearing the details of the retrofit requirements :

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You need about an inch of clearance from the outer diameter of the caliper to the inner radius of the wheel to fit the rotor in and convert this to a plug-in hybrid.
I would have to redo or delete my rear wheel skirts, poor me, .

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