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CalCars' PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Two EDrive/EnergyCS prototypes: (100+ mpg plus electricity, 30-mile range, with lithium-ion batteries. Two EDrive/EnergyCS prototypes: (100+ mpg plus electricity, 30-mile range, with lithium-ion batteries.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. A PHEV with only a 20-mile all-electric range is 62% lower (see printed page 95 in the 2004 study ). PHEVs might one day actually help reduce it by providing power from parked PHEVs batteries during daytime hours (see Vehicle-to-Grid in our FAQ).

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners.

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Plug In America - Links and Resources

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

100K Mile Club Newsletter Vol. Newsletter Vol. 3 CARB Date with Destiny Move CARB Forward Plug In America Podcasts! New 100K Club Member RAV4EV in Japan Newsletter Vol. 2 PIA Meets CARB Move CARB Forward AltCar Expo 2007 Arnold Amped Up? 1 $100,000 Grant Moving in the Right Direction?

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The2001 NESEA American Tour de Sol TheWinston Solar Challenge World Solar Challenge :solar cars across Australia {Returnto top of page} EV Manufacturersand Converters ACPropulsion Inc. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Curtis Instruments : Controllersand more.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. Until then, we also recommend you look at the FAQ at the Climate Progress Blog and the FAQ by Hybrids-Plus , an after-market converter of hybrid cars, for answers to many questions! What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)?

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.)

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