For Sale Fuel Economy Maintenance Plugin 
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
If we optimistically assume the average US fuel economy is 25 miles per gallon, at $3.00 This means the more maintenance-free electrical systems of PHEVs offset the initial higher cost of batteries. Using the average U.S. electricity rate of 9 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), 30 miles of electric driving will cost 81 cents.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
We believe such production models could be available for sale in three years."Furia GM is committed to putting the system in the Chevrolet Volt for sale by 2010, Lutz said. But I can tell you that this is a top priority program for GM, given the huge potential it offers for fuel-economy improvement." ( GM ). Reuters ).
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