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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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One “Jeep guy” wrote, “I didn’t buy the 4xe because it was a hybrid. Analyst Ed Niedermeyer responded that plug-in hybrids have the advantage that “you can buy one by accident and start using it with no real difference in user experience.”. Jeep Magneto Concept, an all-electric two-door Wrangler . Jeep forums are mixed.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

You will be able to charge your car at home at night in three to eight hours, but never be in fear of “running out of juice” because a fast-charge opportunity will be available right around the corner at Starbucks, Safeway, Wal-Mart or your local shopping mall.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. The biggest problem with recharging at home - as already alluded to in the article, is that electric cars are mostly marketed as city vehicles. The main benefit associated with the swapping model is speed.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM says it is already looking ahead to the next generation of Volt-based vehicles — it unveiled the Cadillac Converj concept in January — and says costs will come down as the technology spreads to more models. Posted by: AJ | Apr 13, 2009 3:24:59 PM Dont buy the hype, version 1 was the EV1 which GM released in 1996.

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