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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. 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. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

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As we mentioned before the EV manufacturing units import components from other manufactures for various reasons, For example in the case of the battery, they don’t want to spend a lot for research, development of the technology, and manufacturing the batteries in-house. Inverter Motor Transmission Wheels etc. 5 Retrofitting.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply Highly Ranked Maxwell Ash @ Apr 19th 2009 5:02PM Yes, but the function and technology of an electric plug doesnt change. The use and technology of a computer cable does change, so the plug cant remain for 25 years or whatever. Were still using the same style electrical plug 70 years later. excluding coal power in china.