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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. Plug-in hybrids make little sense in a car with current battery technology," he said. People wont buy a full car.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler alone, for instance, may have 3 different battery pack shapes in its upcoming models. The biggest problem with recharging at home - as already alluded to in the article, is that electric cars are mostly marketed as city vehicles. No single vehicle does it all even in todays petrol world. When you need to haul.