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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. 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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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

This converted Toyota Prius is another type of Plug-in --a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). RAR also received help from an east coast Tesla Roadster owner who converted his Tesla Motors High Power Connector (HPC) assembly that can handle up to 70 Amps of current from a 240-VAC single phase source.

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Corn Belt Mayor Plugs In

Plugs and Cars

His daily drive, a Prius, has been converted. He's also moving the Minnesota city along a solar fast track. Tags: rt rybak plug-in prius plug-in hybrid minneapolis. He recognizes that plug-in cars, already cleaner than hybrids or ethanol vehicles and cheaper to fuel, can get even cleaner as the electricity gets greener.

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