Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Cost increments for a plug-in hybrid compact vehicle will be 10-20% more than a regular hybrid: $2000-3000 extra for a sedan; $5000 for an SUV. This means the more maintenance-free electrical systems of PHEVs offset the initial higher cost of batteries. CalCars produced the worlds first plug-in Prius (the PRIUS+) in 2004.
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