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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

California Air Resources Board studies show that battery electric vehicles emit at least 67% lower greenhouse gases than gasoline cars -- even more assuming renewables. A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). Thats 20-25 cents a gallon. Why Pay More for a PHEV?

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Power and Associates 2004 report ]. And utilities are increasingly being mandated to increase their percentage of power from renewable sources. A combination solution: increasingly renewable electricity as the primary fuel and ethanol as the range extender. Lithium-Ion batteries share many characteristics with NiMH.

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