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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid.

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From Home Brew to Hasbro

Cars That Think

We bought a booth at the first RoboNexus trade show held in San Jose in 2004. for “Automated Music Personality,” or AMPbot for short. Bob thought we might be able to find some companies who might be interested in paying for our expertise in developing these kinds of balancing robots. The product was to be named A.M.P.,