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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

So that meant I had a plug-in hybrid in 2008,” he said, explaining that it wasn’t long before folks from Toyota paid him a visit. They had hired a research firm to go talk to people who were active in alternative fuel vehicles. Dave Atherton answering questions from Toyota representatives about his DIY modified 2008 Prius.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) Surely if we study and fund and chat about all the options before us - biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, fuel cells, electricity - we will find our salvation, they suggest.

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