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PECO Expanding Fleet with NGVs & PHEVs

Green Car Congress

The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. The NGVs will be used by PECO’s energy technicians in the Philadelphia suburbs.

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Mayor Menino Adds Boston

Plug In Partners

These vehicles take currently available gasoline-hybrid vehicles to the next level, allowing drivers to plug them in for a few hours to charge the batteries and then drive emissions free solely on electric power for 35-60 miles. The cost of charging the battery of a PHEV is estimated to be just 50-75 cents per gallon equivalent.

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Plug In Auto Nation

Plug In Partners

The Nation's largest retail car dealer sees the importance of the PHEV and its CEO is calling on his manufacturers to get with the program. Mike Jackson H ere's another important milestone for the Campaign. Here's the story from Auto Service World AutoNation Joins Hybrid Cause Auto Service World Oct. 12, 2006 AutoNation, Inc.

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More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

This converted Toyota Prius is another type of Plug-in --a PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle). The EVADC chapter became the lead sponsor of an EVducational Tour, called the "Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America. The PHEV All Around America EVducational Tour highlighted Plug-ins, both pure electrics and PHEVs.