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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. Amberjac Systems www.amberjacprojects.com United Kingdom-based company has provided conversions in Europe.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Zytek (a UK based company) make the motor and drivetrain for it. Theres a company in Guernsey (a UK island) which does conversions (the Mk1 shape), but I want a current shape model and a 60 mile range is just fine. This must be some kind of private venture. There are already about 300 of them being leased on a trial basis.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

A troubled company. As a long time Mopar fan, seeing this company go under will hurt. Side mirrors and a tiny tunnel of light for the rearview mirror to see through simply are not enough, and did nothing to make driving this expensive prototype easy with Detroit drivers all around. Small size. New technology.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Chrysler LLC, in conjunction with the USPS and select energy service providers, also announced that the company intends to apply for the U.S. Earlier this month, Chrysler announced A123Systems as one of its strategic partners and production battery supplier for the companys initial production electric vehicles.

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