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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But when people talk about payback, they refer only to the net dollars to the driver. For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle. Please see our Plug-In Hybrids page Wheres the payback?

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chief Executive Takeo Fukui: "My feeling is that the kind of plug-in hybrid currently proposed by different auto makers can be best described as a battery electric vehicle equipped with an unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank." still need to achieve considerably better battery performance before plug-ins become a truly viable proposition.

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2020 Top 10 Countries in the Global EV Revolution

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France’s auto industry is probably the largest Western auto industry that goes completely under the radar in the US. Sure, 2x more people live within Seattle city limits than in all of Iceland’s huge expanses. Claim to fame: Peugeot-Citroen jumps into the fray — but Zoe takes the cake. E-buses were deployed.

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