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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

EVJerry is part of the Team EVfort from EVADC – the Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, DC to do a Tour of America with this PHEV. Now it’s time for the return trip to the National Mall in Washington D.C. His 2005 Toyota PRIUS PHEV carries 20 12-volt gel batteries in the battery pack.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. chief executive, said yesterday in Washington. See our frequent comments at our news archive. Its not lack of desire. Its lack of science," James E. Press, Toyotas U.S.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There are companies that are reinventing the lead-acid battery to make it more competitive with lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride in terms of storage capacity versus weight, durability, and cold weather performance. In the U.S. She is an avid runner and hiker, having grown up camping most summers in the Sierra Nevada.

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