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Ford aggregate driver data show its PHEV owners operate in electric mode nearly 60% of the time

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MyFord Mobile is available on Ford’s plug-in (PHEV) and battery-electric (BEV) vehicles, Fusion Energi, C-MAX Energi and Focus Electric, and is available for download both through the App Store and Google Play. More daily total miles. 84% of one-way trips are of distances 20 miles or less. More daily trips. Short trips.

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"Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update. from EVJerry back in DC with the "Spirit" Hanging out at the Beach!

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Maybe even provide feedback to PHEV3A Co-Chairs: Joe Lado JoeLado@yahoo.com or EVJerry Asher EVJerry@usa.net (202) 486-5450 "Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update - 7 November 2008 I. PHEV All Around America (PHEV3A) Taking Winter Quarters in Home Sweet Bisbee A. 20 + pounds added) after some 17,000 HEV/PHEV miles on the tusch.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Portland General Electric. Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017. A 350 kW charging system could charge a 200-mile range battery in less than 10 minutes. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ Manufacturing: Phoenix, AZ and Northern California Deployment: Portland, Salem, Eugene and Corvallis, OR; Seattle, WA; San Diego, CA; Phoenix and Tucson, AZ; Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, TN. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento. Navistar, Inc.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. We estimate there are between 125-150 PHEVs worldwide at this time; we hope to get the rest of them on the list! In addition, see the EAA-PHEV list , which sometimes gets ahead of this list. Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix.