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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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Company bosses are said to be keen to put this system into production but no firm decisions will be made until the cost of batteries is reduced." Senior sources say that trials are currently underway in Japan, with a prototype that uses a rotary engine to charge the battery pack.

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Goal!

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As stated at the opening press conference by Austin's Mayor Will Wynn in January, 2006, “ Plug-in hybrids represent a real near-term solution to America’s over-reliance on foreign oil imports and energy prices that escalate the cost of everything and threaten the very economic life of our nation,” “The technology exists today ,” Wynn says.

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Toyota Plug In

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which makes Panasonic products, will begin producing lithium-ion batteries next year and move into full-scale production in 2010, Toyota said. On June 11 and 12, the Brookings Institution and Google.org will host a conference entitled “ Plug-In Electric Vehicles 2008: What Role for Washington ?”

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