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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

Mild hybrids, which are typically found in 48 volt electric systems, do not require a plug to operate. PHEVs can run as electric vehicles in cities, significantly reducing tailpipe pollution. To this extent, both the Japanese brands are now convincing the government to reduce taxes on these types of vehicles.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

Multiple recent studies have shown that in the real world, plug-in hybrids pollute much more than their labels would indicate – though still less than pure-fossil vehicles – both because they overstate their capabilities in electric-only mode and because people simply don’t plug them in. The problem is… that doesn’t happen.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. I want to stick around to see the Volt come to market.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

February 17, 2009 9:43 am Link No matter how you slice it we need a carbon TAX to accelerate all these important projects. The only question is a carbon TAX the kind of change Obama believes in. I liken electric grid and renewable to the economic and political and military fiasco of the Iraq war. link] — Chris Dudley 13.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0

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