Renew News » PHEV http://www.renewnews.com A down-to-Earth resource about renewable energy and renewable resources. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:50:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 NPR Talks About Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles http://www.renewnews.com/2008/07/23/npr-talks-about-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles/ http://www.renewnews.com/2008/07/23/npr-talks-about-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:45:40 +0000 Mark http://www.renewnews.com/?p=124 A nice article about the details of near-future plug-in hybrids (PHEV).  Good ol’ NPR.

Read the article here.

]]> http://www.renewnews.com/2008/07/23/npr-talks-about-plug-in-hybrid-vehicles/feed/ 2 Toyota Reads My Mind: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles http://www.renewnews.com/2006/07/28/toyota-reads-my-mind/ http://www.renewnews.com/2006/07/28/toyota-reads-my-mind/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:52:45 +0000 Mark http://www.renewnews.com/2006/07/28/toyota-reads-my-mind/ I love it when a product I want that doesn’t exist yet suddenly appears on the horizon. My wife and I have the cruel ability of thinking of things we want about a year before anyone makes them, but this time Toyota is only a step behind me. They are talking about making a plug-in hybrid car.

When we bought our Prius one of the big selling points was that you don’t have to plug it in. From the get-go this seemed like a disadvantage to me. I want to have the option of plugging it in. Think of all the rechargable things you use everyday as it is. For me it’s: cell phone, ipod, razor, beard trimmer, portable speaker (for performing), batteries, and camera. What’s one more thing? Especially if it’s going to give me better mileage and cost less. Read the article here.

Calcars.org already promotes and offers plug-in conversion, and has a great article about the benefits and current progress of the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) movement.

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