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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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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The following lists are not exhaustive or fully comprehensive, but we have tried to include a representative list of resources for each category. Plug In America makes no representations as to the workmanship, creditworthiness, or any other attributes of the companies listed or of their products or services.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Spinning at up to 25,000 rpm, two permanent-magnet motors independently power the front wheels, or regenerate energy from braking to recharge the batteries. Ferrari Select performance mode and the V-8 will fire up to recharge a depleted battery on the fly. In a test by Car and Driver magazine, the car exploded to 60 mph in 2.0

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. That means I'd have to recharge at least once. Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car. Can I get from Pittsburgh to New York's Hudson Valley—a trip I make a dozen times a year?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

And yet, what about recharging? Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. That means I'd have to recharge at least once. Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about trading in my car. Can I get from Pittsburgh to New York's Hudson Valley—a trip I make a dozen times a year?