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Wednesday, 4 Feb 09. PHEV Day 132 with the "Spirit" taking on the Scenic California Coastline per PCH 1

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

His 2005 Toyota PRIUS PHEV carries 20 12-volt gel batteries in the battery pack. With each lead acid battery at about 16 pounds, it totals 320 pounds, which allows the “Spirit” to use more electricity than a regular hybrid. Each charge up should provide 10-12 electric miles. Each charge up should provide 10-12 electric miles.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

at least, the recycling infrastructure for the well-established lead-acid batteries is robust. lead-acid batteries have a far better recycling rate than even aluminum bottles — over 90% of lead-acid batteries are recycled. None of the new electric cars are planning to use old-tech lead acid batteries.

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