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Choosing an Eco-friendly Vehicle: Hybrid vs. Electric Cars

EV Connect

On the other hand, hybrids that don’t plug in draw their battery power from the engine and when the battery is drained, the car simply switches to gas power. Department of Energy (DOE) Alternative Fuels Data Center - How Do Hybrid Electric Cars Work? What Are the Benefits of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles?

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. When asked, are batteries ready yet, he said flat-out "no."

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