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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People routinely pay more for such options as sunroofs, automatic transmissions, V8 engines and leather seats. They are converting up to 40 15-passenger Mercedes commercial vans into PHEVs, with some vehicles using NiMH and others advanced lithium-ion batteries, plus diesel and gasoline engines. See CalCars-News Archive for updates.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Plans Cadillac Converj, Opel Ampera, other versions.

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