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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. Because of Hondas different architecture (the engine runs whenever the motor runs), aftermarket conversion of Hondas are unlikely.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There will be a huge aftermarket in engine sounds with some actually wanting the engine sounds to be much _louder_ than the originals (the same people that equip their cars with obscenely loud and obnoxious car stereos). Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Follow us on Twitter!

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.) I want to stick around to see the Volt come to market.

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