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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.) It is much more than that.

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Audi announces A3 e-tron battery electric vehicle pilot program in US

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kWh of usable energy at 380 volts and weighs 300 kilograms (661 lb). Water flows around the 30 modules which constitute this battery; the waste heat is utilized to heat the vehicle’s interior. The Audi A3 e-tron can be recharged in about nine hours with a 230-volt household socket. It stores 26.5 Earlier post.).

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded. Im certain that they have customers that make 240 KW look like a 9v battery. Problems?