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Study Says Big Impact of the Plug-In Hybrid Will Be Decades Away

Despite recent excitement about a type of electric car called a plug-in hybrid, such vehicles are unlikely to arrive in meaningful numbers for a few more decades, according to new analysis by the National Research Council.
The study, released on Monday, also found that the next generation of plug-in hybrids could require hundreds of billions of [...]

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Toyota Plugs in the Prius

AFTER 12 YEARS of speculation and the odd jibe from cynics, Toyota’s Prius is finally getting a plug.
The car that brought hybrid technology to the attention of the mainstream masses has always offered a mix of petrol engine and battery electric power. However, the electric charge has always been created from either spare energy in [...]

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Volume Sales of Plug-In Toyota Prius to Begin in Two Years

Toyota will start leasing 150 of its Prius plug-in hybrids in the United States this winter and plans retail sales of tens of thousands in two years.
The North American arrival, scheduled for around February, is part of a global rollout of 600 units.
With a longer electric-only cruise range than the standard Prius, the plug-in is [...]

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Toyota’s Plug-In Hybrid Will Hit Japan in 2011

Toyota Motor Corp. will release a plug-in hybrid vehicle that can be charged at home beginning in late 2011, the company has said.
The carmaker said it hoped to initially sell about 15,000 vehicles of the new model annually in the United States, and was considering releasing the model in Japan around the same time.
The vehicle [...]

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Fisker Buys Mothballed GM Factory to Build $40,000 Plug-In Hybrid Cars

Fisker Automotive is buying the old General Motors factory in Wilmington, Delaware, to produce an affordable, family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan to cost under $40,000 after federal tax credits.
Fisker expects the production facility will create or support 2,000 factory jobs plus more than 3,000 jobs for vendors and suppliers when the factory goes on-line in late [...]

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