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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again

Green Car Congress

Online cross-shopping data from Edmunds.com indicates that consumers are doing their due diligence to compare hybrids with similar gasoline-powered vehicles. As an example, the Honda Civic is the second most cross-shopped vehicle among both Toyota Prius and Honda Insight shoppers. Hybrid vehicles represent 2.4%

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. What Are Plug-In Hybrids (PHEVs)? Power and Associates 2004 report ]. What do car companies say about PHEVs? Environmental Effects and Benefits to top Wont all these cars require us to build even more power plants?

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Researchers find HEV under real-world conditions delivers significantly greater fuel economy benefits than EPA “sticker” values

Green Car Congress

Toyota Prius, Honda Insight) compared to conventional vehicles (CVs) of dissimilar make/model and vehicle size. … PHEVs and BEVs) comprise a larger portion of the on-road fleet. Studies such as these are critical as HEVs and other electrified vehicles (i.e., —Holmén and Sentoff (2015). Part Transp. 2011.05.001.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Millions will plug-in their electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrids (PHEV) and fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at night when electricity is cheap, then plug-in during the day when energy is expensive and sell those extra electrons at a profit. Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency.

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