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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ryan Fulcher of Seattle Electric Auto Association, April 2006 CalCars and Maker Faire team ("PriusBlue" EAA-PHEV method later modified by Manzanita Micro as "PiPrius" testbed) King County, WA Contact Ryan Fulcher at webguy2007(at)eaa-phev(dot)org. Peter Mullen, PHEV 2008 Prius by Hybrids Plus , Nov 2007, (Boulder, CO for Seattle resident).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

5/17/06 "Plugin hybrids have a lot of promise, especially to displace oil consumption. Toyota is testing a new lithium-ion battery meant to last a decade, Knight said, but costs could reach roughly $10,000." ( Seattle Times ) 6/14/06 "Toyota declined to say when such a car might be ready for release." ( Wall St. Reuters ).

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