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

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Hymotion Prius A123Systems. Hymotion Escape A123Systems. Ford E85 Escape Johnson Controls/Saft. EnergyCS Prius Valence. EnergyCS Prius Altair Nano. Electrovaya Escape Electrovaya. Hybrids Plus Escape Hybrids Plus. Hybrids Plus Escape K2 Energy Solutions. Hybrids Plus Prius Hybrids Plus.

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Cash for Clunkers By the Numbers

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mpg and the average fuel economy of vehicles purchased is 24.9 mpg: a 58% improvement. Toyota Prius. Ford Escape FWD. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy Sales. Eighty-four percent of consumers traded in trucks and 59% purchased passenger cars. The average fuel economy of the vehicles traded in was 15.8 Honda Civic.

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EPA 2010 Annual Fuel Economy Guide Now Available

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For MY 2010, the Prius is the top fuel economy leader , with EPA ratings of 51/48 mpg city/highway. The estimate is calculated based on the vehicle’s miles per gallon (mpg) rating and national estimates for annual mileage and fuel prices. Tags: Brief.

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CalCars' PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Latest from CalCars-News: [ see all latest ] How CalCars Green-Tuned an 04 Prius into a PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid! Add batteries and grid-charging, and you get PRIUS+, a "plug-in" hybrid (PHEV).

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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Hybrid gains were largely due to an increase in Prius sales (up 29.7% Ford Escape sales totaled 20,241, a July record and up 94% versus a year ago, and Mercury Mariner sales were up 71%. The 2009 model Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid are the most fuel-efficient utility vehicles in America. Tags: Hybrids Sales.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In the Toyota Prius companies like EDrive and Hybrids-Plus have simply developed their own replacement for the OEM battery management subsystems and replaced the battery pack. Due to its limitations, the PRIUS+ is more complex to describe, as, in mixed city and highway driving it is only 50:50 electric/gasoline. In English-system (vs.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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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). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Jim Tech Ltd.

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