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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Establishing dealer network. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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GM on the brinkā€¦

Revenge of the Electric Car

or any other automaker would have far-reaching consequences, given the millions of people employed by supplier companies, dealers and other small businesses that are dependent on the industry. Ford and Chrysler have been lobbying hard in Washington for more help. If it provides G.M. But a bankruptcy by G.M. November 8, 2008.

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