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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. But we want to give them cause to continue to press forward." ( MIT Technology Review ). The Omori factory currently produces NiMH cells. Says demand and whether people will plug in remain to be proven. Marketwatch ). Kwong asked. New York Times ) 10/22/07 ".in

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH. See Car and Driver s review ] Other hybrids, including the Toyota Highlander and Lexus 400h, are possible future candidates. Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants?

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