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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CalCars mission is to narrow the cost gap through incentives, subsidies and rebates while making the case for paying extra to gain access to car-pool lanes, spend less time at gas stations, get home backup power, lower maintenance costs, and, most importantly, benefit society by reducing oil imports, greenhouse gases and pollution.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. Felix and I might differ on that -- Felix and I were talking the other day -- but we dont expect the battery and the battery maintenance to be part of the ownership cost of your car.

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