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Plug-in Hybrids:
The Cars
that Will Recharge America
(New Society Publishers, 2006)
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A politically polarized America is coming together over a new kind of car - the plug-in hybrid - that will save drivers money, reduce pollution, and increase national security by reducing dependence on imported oil.
Plug-in Hybrids points out that, whereas hydrogen fuel-cell cars won't be ready for decades, the technology and infrastructure for plug-in hybrids exist today. Unlike conventional hybrid cars, which can't run without gasoline, plug-in hybrids use gasoline or cheaper, cleaner, domestic electricity - or both. Although not yet for sale, demand for plug-in hybrids is widespread, coming from characters across the political spectrum, such as:
Chelsea Sexton, the automotive insider: working for General Motors, Sexton fought attempts to destroy the all-electric EV1 car. She describes how car companies are resisting plug-in hybrids - and why they'll make them anyway.
Felix Kramer and the tech squad: Kramer started a non-profit organization using the Internet to tap into a small army of engineers who built some of the first plug-in Prius hybrids.
Marc Geller, political activist: he fought back when Ford wanted to crush his leased Th!nkCity electric car and inspired protests that paved the way for plug-in hybrids.
R. James Woolsey, former CIA director and national security hawk: seeing the end of oil supplies looming, Woolsey is demanding plug-in hybrids to wean us from petroleum.
Plug-in Hybrids cautions that the oil and auto companies know how to undermine the success of plug-in car programs to protect their interests. The boook gives readers tools to ensure that plug-in hybrids get to market - and stay here.
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