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Carnegie Mellon Study Finds Plug-In Hybrids Cost Inefficient

A Carnegie Mellon study found that plug-in hybrids with large battery packs (40 miles or more) will never allow the owner to recoup the initial price premium.
Professor Jeremy J. Michalek and researchers Dr. Constantine Samaras and C.-S. Norman Shiau report that plug-in hybrids with small battery packs may be the best option for saving drivers [...]

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