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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We estimate there are between 125-150 PHEVs worldwide at this time; we hope to get the rest of them on the list! Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@. Ford F-150 Pickup Truck, July 2008 (Chicago, IL). Contact LMirisola@.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) 5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009.

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