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Electric Vehicle Consumer Survey: 48% of Consumers Would Buy a Plug-in Hybrid

Posted on Sep 20, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

As my car ages and needs many repairs to keep running, I am anxiously awaiting the development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Apparently, I am not alone. According to the “Electric Vehicle Consumer Survey” conducted by Pike Research, 48 percent of consumers said they are “’extremely’ or ‘very’ interested in purchasing a PHEV with a 40-mile range on a single charge”. The Denver Business Journal explains:

Plug-in hybrids have a greater battery capacity than factory-built hybrid cars that don’t plug in, and generally offer greater gas mileage. Plug-in hybrids are not yet widely sold in U.S. dealerships, but are expected to be offered starting as early as next year.

Pike Research projects that by 2015, 600,000 PHEVs will be sold in the U.S.
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GTR: Alternative Fuel Hybrid Vehicles with Toyota

Posted on Aug 19, 2008 by Sean Daily.

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GreenTalk Radio Host Sean Daily discusses alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles with guest Mary Nickerson, National Marketing Manager for Toyota.

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GTR: The Zero Carbon Car with Author William Kemp

Posted on Jul 23, 2008 by Sean Daily.

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GreenTalk Radio Host Sean Daily discusses the zero carbon car, high
fuel efficiency vehicles, and alternative fuel technologies with William Kemp, Author of the The Zero Carbon Car and other books about alternative fuels and renewable energy.
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Choosing a Hybrid Car

Posted on Oct 24, 2007 by GLI Editors.

To many people, sustainable living means more than just recycling bottles and cans.  For people who embrace the green lifestyle, the purchase of a hybrid vehicle makes perfect sense.  Hybrid vehicles run on a combination of 2 or more power sources (thus the term hybrid).  In today’s vehicle market, this usually means an electric motor and an internal combustion engine—the electric motor provides energy to start the vehicle and will generally run until the car reaches 30 to 35 miles per hour.  Once more power is needed, the combustion engine (powered by gasoline), takes over.

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Hybrid Cars Defined

Posted on Oct 22, 2007 by GLI Editors.

A hybrid system derives power from two or more sources of energy.  A hybrid car then achieves propulsion from two different fuel sources—an internal combustion engine that runs on petroleum-based fuel and an electric battery that powers an electric motor.

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