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Choosing an Eco-friendly Vehicle: Hybrid vs. Electric Cars

EV Connect

Understanding EV Maintenance Since EVs don’t use oil or transmission fluid, they require less frequent maintenance than ICE vehicles or hybrids. This reduces wear and tear on the brake pads and also helps recharge the vehicle to provide longer range. What Do Hybrid and Electric Vehicles Mean for the EV Charging Industry?

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. PHEVs might one day actually help reduce it by providing power from parked PHEVs batteries during daytime hours (see Vehicle-to-Grid in our FAQ). PHEVs Are Cheaper to Run and Cheaper to Maintain [ to top ] 1/4 the Price?

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Razor E100 review: A great electric scooter for kids

Green Authority

The steel frame and deck make it durable to ride, and simple components won’t require much maintenance. If you start and stop frequently, you will get an average of an hour of riding before needing to recharge. Be aware that there isn’t a bell or any reflectors, so you won’t want to ride it after the sun goes down.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. Detroit Free Press ).

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The fuel engine on the Volt is used to run the generator to recharge the battery when a trip exceeds 40 miles, and it’s rage on a full tank is around 400 miles. Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. April 17, 2009 12:17 am Link New Toshiba Battery Recharges In 90 Seconds, Faster Than Gas Pump — hsr0601 Add your comments. For more information, please see our Comments FAQ. — Jeff U 6.

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