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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

You can fill it up at the gas station, and you can plug it in to any 120-volt outlet. But when you do, your car essentially becomes an electric vehicle with a gas-tank backup. So youll have a cleaner, cheaper, quieter car for your local travel, and the gas tank is always there should you need to drive longer distances.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply ↓ ↑ report 4 Jay 1:56AM (4/25/2009) I drive a Smart and I am frequently asked if it is electric (even once at a GAS station). That being said, pending on the price and distance and speed I would be interested in picking something like this up. Seems like a very logical evolution to the brand.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This SAE spec would make it so you could go to a gas station and they would have the proper voltage and plug for your car. but its never even been close to the amount of garbage that gas power vehicles produce. This would be like all laptop makers agreeing on the same plug to fit in all laptops. excluding coal power in china.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The tight grip that the Circuits brakes have on the wheels as soon as you take your foot off of the gas acceleration pedal might be changeable by the driver through a knob on the dashboard, Myers said. For now, if you want to keep moving, you need to keep pressing go. No coasting available. Privacy Policy , Terms of Service , Notify AOL.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The XHT is a new generation of plug-in hybrid drive train ready to multiply the gas mileage of any SUV or any standard sedan." ( Company PressRelease ) BYD Auto top 2/3/08 BYD Auto Co., When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I By partnering with these two industries.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Pacific Gas & Electric/Bay Area Air Quality Management District, "Sparky," by EnergyCS, July 2006 (San Francisco County, CA) Contact sxtg@. by Hymotion, July 2007 (Sun Prairie, WI), contact Kelly Simonsen ( full-size photo ) San Diego Gas & Electric , Prius by Green Gears (San Diego, CA) July, 2007. 2006 (Denver CO) Veridian Corp.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Granholm and Schwarzenegger talk green mobility Greenlings: What is regenerative braking? 62) Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit (41) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S. 62) Chryslers first EV will be the Dodge Circuit (41) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S. All rights reserved AutoblogGreen is a member of the Weblogs, Inc.

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