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Plug-in Hybrids

THINK THE HYBRID CARS ALREADY ON THE MARKET ARE GREAT? WAIT ‘TIL YOU HEAR WHAT MAY COME OUT DOWN THE ROAD!  WE’LL TEST DRIVE A PLUG-IN HYBRID ON THIS ENVIRONMINUTE.

WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU CROSS A HYBRID CAR WITH AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE?  THE PLUG-IN HYBRID!  THIS CAR ACTS LIKE A STANDARD HYBRID, BUT HAS EXTRA BATTERY STORAGE SO IT CAN BE PLUGGED IN AND RE-CHARGED – GIVING YOU MORE PERIODS OF ULTRA-CLEAN DRIVING AND MUCH HIGHER FUEL ECONOMY.

BILL VAN AMBURG OF WESTSTART-CALSTART, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT DEVELOPS NEW TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES, SAYS PLUG-IN HYBRIDS STORE SO MUCH ENERGY ON-BOARD, THEY MAY ONE DAY BE ABLE TO ACT AS AN EMERGENCY POWER SOURCE FOR YOUR HOME – EVEN FEED ENERGY BACK TO THE GRID WHEN IT’S IN HIGH DEMAND.

VAN AMBURG "AS VEHICLES BECOME MORE ELECTRIFIED, THEY ALSO CAN BECOME GREATER ASSETS TO OUR WHOLE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM.

For more about this story, read the article in the Mercury News.

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