Welcome to GreenAuto Converions

Green Auto Conversions is the first and only company in the southern hemisphere dedicated to improving the environment by offering plug-in hybrid conversions to owners of the popular 2004-2009 model Toyota Prius car.

With the Prius, Toyota has done an incredible job in introducing the most effective and far-reaching change in automotive technology in the past 100 years. This car can use either petrol or electricity (or both together) as fuels. The electricity is contained in a high voltage battery charged from the petrol engine, from braking or from going down hills. Recovering energy in this way allows the Prius to go twice as far on a tank of petrol as normal cars of a similar size.  An economy figure of 4.4 litres per 100 kilometres is common, even in heavy traffic.

A plug-in hybrid conversion from GreenAuto takes the Toyota design to its ultimate conclusion. We add a much larger battery in parallel with the high voltage battery, plus a charger that allows energy to be taken from the electricity grid. Power from the grid is much cheaper than power from petrol, the price of electricity is highly stable and, if renewable energy is used in your house, your carbon footprint for short distance commutes can be zero.

A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) connects to any normal 240 volt AC power outlet and typically charges in hours, drawing less current than a single bar radiator. With this charge you can travel in pure electric mode or mixed petrol/electric mode for commuter distances that range from 20 kilometres up to 50 kilometres, depending on speed and road conditions. In pure electric mode, no petrol is consumed at all, however there is a speed limit of 45 kilometres per hour. In mixed petrol/electric mode, petrol consumption is around 2.3 litres per 100kilometres. This equates to more than 2000 kilometres per tank.

If this all sounds too good to be true, there is a catch. At present the price of high capacity batteries is not cheap and thus the cost of a conversion is relatively high. At present it is unlikely you would recover the cost of your conversion over the lifetime of your car, however if you are seriously concerned with the state of the environment and the direction fossil fuel burning is taking the planet, Green Auto Conversions offers a remarkable and unique service that allows you to be an early adopter of technology that may well help save the world.