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Plug In 2008

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T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison Co. I n another announcement at the convention, Google announced two more recipients of their " Recharge It " largesse. Sacramento Municipal Util.

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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again

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For EVs and PHEVs in particular, certain obstacles—including consumer unease with unfamiliar technology and the lack of an adequate recharging infrastructure—will need to be overcome before sales increase. Polk’s research also indicates that volatility in fuel prices between 2008 and 2011, which ranged from just under $2.00/gallon

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Calif. Energy Commission approves energy efficiency rules for battery charger systems; automotive chargers exempted

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The rules explicitly exclude devices used to charge a motor vehicle that is powered by an electric motor drawing current from rechargeable storage batteries, fuel cells, or other portable sources of electrical current, and which may include a nonelectrical source of power designed to charge batteries and components.

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Mixed Outlook for Mainstream Consumer Adoption of PHEVs

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A series of presentations at the SAE 2009 Hybrid Vehicle Technology Symposium held in San Diego (11-12 February) sketched a mixed outlook for mainstream consumer—i.e., Kurani (2008) The Early U.S. Source: Ken Kurani. Click to enlarge. Ken Kurani. Jonn Axsen and Kenneth S.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Karma, a luxury four-passenger sedan, can be recharged by plugging it in; it can then be driven on power from a battery alone for 50 miles. After that, an onboard gasoline generator kicks on to recharge the battery, extending the range by 250 miles between fill-ups. The Karma can be refueled quickly.)

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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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. San Diego Gas & Electric , Prius by Green Gears (San Diego, CA) July, 2007. Wisconsin Public Power Inc. Contact Jason Greenblatt.

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