Thursday, February 02, 2006
Austin Leads Charge for Plug-in Hybrids
Municipal leaders in Texas' capital city, Austin, announced the formation of a new coalition of city governments and electric utilities united to lobby automakers to step up production of a new breed of plug-in hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles. These new vehicles would allow drivers to charge up their batteries via wall sockets overnight and make their entire round trip commutes to work the next day using only electricity--and no gas whatsoever.Go to this article
2006 - The Year of the Plug-In Hybrid? - The EAA (Electric Auto Association) honors four entrepreneurs for major contributions to the commercialization of plug-in hybrids and electric drive technology. This technology is an exciting prospect - to bring electric drive technology to a mass market. More here
