Plugs and Cars
JULY 5, 2007
Despite the Prius ads pushing an anti-plug-in message, many are waiting for a hybrid that can plug in to cleaner, cheaper domestic electricity. Daily Economy Fuel Tip surveys why people don 't buy hybrids now. Daily Economy Fuel Tip surveys why people don 't buy hybrids now. Tags: CalCars plug-in prius plug-in hybrid.
Plugs and Cars
JANUARY 6, 2007
The Volt thus promises — at least in theory, given that it could not be produced without a leap in battery technology — three times the mileage of a Toyota Prius." in Oakland, CA, the Volt might actually be a GM car people would buy.
Plugs and Cars
MAY 19, 2007
Of the more than 3,000 consumers asked if they would consider buying a "grid-connected hybrid," the term used for plug-in hybrids in the survey, only 24 percent said that they would, according to the survey by Synovate Motoresearch. But when they were told what such a car could do, that figure nearly tripled, to 64 percent. Wonder why?
Plugs and Cars
JUNE 21, 2007
I'd wager there is more than one plug-in Prius hidden away at Toyota's skunkworks in Japan. Tell them you won't buy a new car without a plug. Google is spending oodles doing it to their cars, but the rest of us need the carmakers to produce the plug-in hybrids and electric cars we want. Add your voice to the campaign by clicking here.
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2007
Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) To take one example, batteries.
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