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Indianapolis plans to add 425 PHEVs and BEVs to municipal fleet by 2016

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The City of Indianapolis will upgrade 425 non-police-pursuit sedans in its muncipal fleet to plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles by early 2016, cut the size of the fleet by 100 vehicles, and save $8.7 million over ten years. The Indy fleet would be the largest municipal fleet of electrified vehicles in the US.

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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

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BMW iX xDrive50 Range: 324 Miles Price: $87,100 With similar practicality and spacious interior as BMW’s popular X5 model, the iX xDrive50 has dual electric motors that provide 516 horsepower and a large battery pack that can hold enough charge to give it 324 miles of range. That’s where plug-in hybrid vehicles, or PHEVs, come in.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.)

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Goal!

Plug In Partners

W hen we started the Plug In Partner initiative, our primary objective was to create a nationwide campaign to urge automakers to accelerate development of plug-in hybrid vehicles. But don’t call them hybrids. The Volt is not a hybrid, and it’s not a plug-in hybrid. And it comes as GM reaches its 100th year.

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Here are all the used EVs that qualify for a $4,000 tax credit

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A used EV might be the way to go in 2024 Although the $7,500 federal tax credit has been extended for new EV purchases under revised qualifying terms, those current requirements leave a very limited the number of current EVs that qualify. Here’s the latest list. As long as they fit certain criteria.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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(CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM He served as the chief engineer for the Ford Escape Hybrid from 1998 to 2003 and holds 12 patents. Prabhakar Patil. it would bring down the neighborhood.

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Electric Vehicle Glossary: The Complete list of Electric Car Related Terms

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All electric range (AER): Driving range of a vehicle in a driving cycle using only electric power from its battery pack. Total range per charge of Battery Electric Vehicle is its AER. All-Electric Range of PHEV is the range in charge depleting mode. Full Hybrid : Read Strong Hybrid.