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DOE AVTA Completes 1M Miles of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Testing

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. PHEV drive patterns suggest shorter distances per day driving patterns than previously documented. Renault Kangoo Saft NiCad.

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Minnesota Plug-in Law

Plug In Partners

The car runs primarily on electricity and renewable fuels like ethanol power the engine. The new law instructs the state to buy plug-in hybrids on a preferred basis when they become available and also it encourages Minnesota State University at Mankato to develop a flex-fueled hybrid.

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