About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 124. Chapters: Humvee, Piaggio, Plug-in hybrid, Plug-in electric vehicle, Ford Escape, History of plug-in hybrids, List of modern production plug-in electric vehicles, Jeep Wrangler, SEAT Leon, Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles, Volkswagen Golf Mk5, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Zipcar, Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Opel Antara, Suzuki Swift, Hybrid electric bus, BYD F3DM, Audi A1, Aptera 2 Series, Mazda Premacy, Fisker Karma, Ford Edge, BYD Automobile, Jeep Patriot, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Renault Kangoo, Saturn Vue, CalCars, Ford C-Max, Fisker Coachbuild, Plug-in hybrids in California, World Electric Vehicle Association, RechargeIT, Hybrid electric truck, Cadillac Converj, DEKA, I-GO, Piaggio MP3, Josh Tickell, BYD F6DM, Plug-in hybrids in New York, Dodge ZEO, Blended mode, Peugeot RC, Opel Flextreme, XR-3 Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Research Center, Volvo ReCharge, Electrorides, Lotus CityCar, Persu Hybrid, PML Flightlink, Chrysler 200C EV, Triac, Cleanova, Cree SAM, Genset trailer, Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet, Mindset, Saab 9-X Air. Excerpt: A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV), or plug-in hybrid is a hybrid vehicle which utilizes rechargeable batteries, or another energy storage device, that can be restored to full charge by connecting a plug to an external electric power source (usually a normal electric wall socket). A PHEV shares the characteristics of both a conventional hybrid electric vehicle, having an electric motor and an internal combustion engine (ICE); and of an all-electric vehicle, having a plug to connect to the electrical grid. Most PHEVs on the road today are passenger cars, but there are also PHEV versions of commercial vehicles and vans, utility trucks, buses, trains, ...
