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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

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kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Ewert Energy Systems video (handheld) of driving a Prius PHEV conversion at highway speeds. Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp.

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Jeep reveals Recon, Wagoneer S and Avenger EVs; on-sale from 2023

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READ MORE: First Jeep EV confirmed for 2023 READ MORE: Jeep Wagoneer makes high-tech comeback as PHEV hybrid FEATURE: Why electric cars and 4WDs will be more capable off-road READ MORE: Jeep teases electric future with Wrangler-based Magneto concept. No timeframe was put on the delivery of the Wagoneer PHEV.

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CMU study finds limited dedicated residential parking and charging a significant barrier to mainstream EV adoption

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Only approximately 22% vehicles currently have access to a dedicated home parking space within reach of an outlet sufficient to recharge a small plug-in vehicle battery pack overnight. The study comes as vehicle manufacturers are introducing new EVs for sale and federal and state governments are offering incentives for purchasing EVs.

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Expert panel report finds achieving 1M plug-in vehicles in US by 2015 would require concentrated action to overcome barriers

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Virtually all major vehicle manufacturers and several start-up companies are offering—or are planning to offer soon—a PEV for sale in the US market. BEVs vs. PHEVS. The findings include: The US PEV Industry in the Global Market. PEV offerings have also been announced throughout Europe and Asia.

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Pike Research forecasts China plug-in market to reach 152,000 units/year by 2017, falling short of government targets; BEVs to dominate

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plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in China by a greater than five-to-one margin during the forecast period, as the incentives and consumer demand in the country favor emissions-free driving. The HEV cars were sold mostly to individual consumers while PHEVs were sold to taxi fleets in Shenzhen and Beijing, as well as to some.

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PIP Declares Victory

Plug In Partners

PHEV s allow for optimization of readily available clean-energy resources and represent a sustainable transportation solution that can be delivered today. PHEV s address all needs. Most have advertised their intentions to bring PHEV s to the market –some as early as next year. The fuel infrastructure is already in place.

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The 60,000 Volt Question

Plug In Partners

I f there is any doubt that GM is serious about PHEVs, here is one more story that indicates that they are indeed very serious. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that first year sales of the automaker's plug-in hybrid could quadruple that of the Toyota Prius' U.S. 23, 2007 -- General Motors Corp.

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