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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Competition is going to force them to produce a comfortable, usable, extended range EV for that price, and I will just have to wait. The first one was the Zytek design you mentioned, but this is a 2nd "new and improved" design from Tesla, with more power, higher speed and greater range. Follow us on Twitter!

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Third, I dont understand why people feel it available in message chatting to speak in a manner they would doubtless not use in personal conversation. For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded. Must you say "incredibly idiotic" and "mind numbingly dumb"?