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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid. Toyota has had a battery recycling program since 1998 and even offers dealers a $200 bounty to ensure batteries arent just thrown away (described at end of linked document). Dont PHEVs just shift pollution from gasoline cars to power plants?

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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His only indulgences are a Mercedes and a Lexus, and they have a practical purpose: He takes their engines apart to see how they work. Wang signed an agreement last year with Autobinck, a Dutch dealer group, to distribute its cars in the Netherlands and five Eastern European countries. He certainly doesnt live a very lavish lifestyle.

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