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When They Electrified Christmas

Cars That Think

Homeowners can illuminate the eaves with iridescent icicles, shroud their shrubs with twinkling mesh nets, or mount massive menorahs on their minivans. advertised "Winking Fairy Lights for Christmas Trees" in Hardware Dealers' Magazine. But decorative lights aren't new. On 22 December 1882, Edward H. of Chicago.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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