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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For people looking for the most effective way to end our addiction to oil, PHEVs have made sense because carmakers can build them now, with todays technology and using todays infrastructure. Adoption of plug-in hybrids will transfer the overwhelming majority of our miles driven to nearly oil-free electricity.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org. Contact mike@. Green Gears, Inc.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) I believe strongly that this country has to get off oil," he says, sitting beside a massive V-16 engine on display in his office. GM Press Release ).

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Part movie spaceship, part oil independence klaxon, the sound fills the cabin and certainly wont appeal to everyone. Reply ↓ ↑ report 6 CaramelZappa 3:20AM (4/23/2009) Yea, you COULD convert a lotus for $10k but the conversion wouldnt be terribly satisfying. Luckily, the sound is kind of cool. Its a Lotus. (25)