Where can I go in S. California, to convert my (Lexus 400h) hybrid truck into a plug-in?
A list of companies doing aftermarket plug-in hybrid converstions is at: http://calcars.org/howtoget.html but so far the chosen vehicles seem to be the Toyota Prius, the Ford Escape Hybrid and the sister Mercury Mariner Hybrid. For cost reasons, unless you are a fleet owner or other high-mileage driver it probably will not be worth the cost of the conversion for you. (Conversion pricing is high due to startup costs and low volumes, besides the pricing of the needed additional battery packs.) Toyota/Lexus will no longer warranty such a vehicle (so there goes the 8 year/100,000 mile hybrid warranty, and the 10 year/150,000 mile warranty on the hybrid battery if your vehicle is an AT-PZEV model in a CA emissions state), but perhaps the aftermarket PHEV installer will offer you a warranty on their product? To note, converting to a PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) does not reduce the vehicle’s range. It gives the owner the option to recharge the (newly added larger) hybrid battery pac
