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PHEV Blowback

Plug In Partners

A ccording to John O'Dell for Edmunds.com : "Chelsea Sexton, executive director of Plug In America , an advocacy group for PHEVs, has deeper concerns, though, maintaining that the story " borders on the irresponsible , ignoring the full picture and cherry-picking negative facts from different studies in order to prove a point that doesn't exist."

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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

Here's the press release: PLUG-IN PARTNERS DECLARES VICTORY In January 2006, Austin Energy launched the national Plug-In Partners campaign, a grassroots effort to demonstrate to automakers that there is sufficient demand to support the mass production of flexible-fuel plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. PHEV s address all needs.

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Plug In Auto Nation

Plug In Partners

The Nation's largest retail car dealer sees the importance of the PHEV and its CEO is calling on his manufacturers to get with the program. 12, 2006 AutoNation, Inc. AutoNation has approximately 27,000 full-time employees and owns and operates 333 new vehicle franchises in 16 states. Become a Partner today.

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The 60,000 Volt Question

Plug In Partners

I f there is any doubt that GM is serious about PHEVs, here is one more story that indicates that they are indeed very serious. The car, expected to run 40 miles without recharging, will cost less than $30,000. "If Selling 60,000 hybrids would be a coup for GM, which lost nearly $2 billion in 2006. Join Plug In Partners today.

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Public Power Leads Charge

Plug In Partners

TPPA Public Power Leads Charge for Plug-in Hybrids New Rules. org January 30, 2006 Last week, a dozen cities, over 100 public power utilities, businesses and a host of national policy groups kicked off a nationwide campaign to urge automakers to accelerate development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. more More News per gallon.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Straubel ’s August 2006 preview of the company’s Roadster at a chapter meeting. “We He has a lot of credits to his name, including recommending the double-paned windows on New York’s Empire State Building. He was pontificating on an all-electric composite Hypercar using rechargeable batteries back in 2000. Then we disbanded.

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Governor Pataki On Board

Plug In Partners

New York to Convert 600 Hybrids to PHEVs New York Governor George E. Bruno today announced a new $10 million State program to convert vehicles in the State fleet to plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) and plans for the construction of a state-of-the-art alternative fuel research laboratory at the Saratoga Technology + Energy Park (STEP).

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