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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I believe strongly that this country has to get off oil," he says, sitting beside a massive V-16 engine on display in his office. Some experts predict that such a battery - or a similar battery - could be production-ready by 2010 to 2012.Larry 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Part movie spaceship, part oil independence klaxon, the sound fills the cabin and certainly wont appeal to everyone. Motor Trend Magazine has extensive coverage of all cars online including road tests, free videos, buying guides, etc. The car is noisy, with the hum of the electric motor omnipresent when youre not at a standstill.