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South Australia Gets Its First PHEV Prius Conversion

Green Car Congress

The Motor Trade Association of South Australia has procured a Toyota Prius which has been upfitted with an aftermarket plug-in conversion, as part of its plans to develop hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric vehicle training resources for automotive repair technicians throughout the state of South Australia.

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Let My People Convert! - The A123 Challenge

Plugs and Cars

So he proposed at the California Air Resources Board ZEV workshop on Tuesday. Tuesday's workshop was not so different. Even the Prius and Civic Hybrid are quite different. See my 7/12 post Plug-in Hybrid Bills in Congress Scare Auto Makers ) With the addition of the A123 battery module, a Prius gets between 125 and 175 mpg.

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June '06 - The Film Opens, CARB Ducks, PHEV Debut in DC

Plugs and Cars

Brooks presented an earlier version of this paper in a December 2002 CARB workshop on the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate which was ignored. see [link] Plug-in Prius Makes Capitol Debut Plug In America is an active participant in many efforts to promote plug-in hybrids.

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Mazdas new SKYACTIV gasoline and diesel engines are steps on the road to its Ideal Engine; focus on compression ratio

Green Car Congress

Mazda hosted Green Car Congress at a SKYACTIV Technologies media workshop this week in Vancouver, Canada, at which engineering management explained the development philosophy, approach and results for the initial set of SKYACTIV technologies. Mazda and hybrids.

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Further Reporting Out on EVADC EVolunteering at the Teens Zone at the Green Festival in DC, 10-11 October 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Cheers EVADC'rs, PHEV'rs, and EVnthusastists, One & All - Still catching up per Green Festival (as of Sunday, 1 Nov 09) where EVADC did have a black Prius PHEV with a solar trailer for showing at the Teens Zone. with this EVJerr's original "copied & pasted" item to the EVADC list serv. 3 Daughter Nellie's future).

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say.

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Plug-In Hybrids (or Plugin Hybrids)

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In short: Many automakers have built PHEVs in private workshops, and DaimlerChrysler has publicly tested PHEV prototypes. CalCars produced the worlds first plug-in Prius (the PRIUS+) in 2004. About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Car-Makers Say. See What Carmakers Say about PHEVs for the latest.

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