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DOE
to
Provide
Nearly
$20
Million
to
Further
Development
of
Advanced
Batteries
for
Plug-in
Hybrid
Electric
Vehicles
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ANN
ARBOR,
MI
–
U.S.
Department
of
Energy
(DOE)
Assistant
Secretary
for
Electricity
Delivery
and
Energy
Reliability
Kevin
M.
Kolevar
today
(9/25/2007)
announced
DOE
will
invest
nearly
$20
million
in
plug-in
hybrid
vehicle
(PHEV)
research.
Five
projects
have
been
selected
for
negotiation
of
awards
under
DOE's
collaboration
with
the
United
States
Advanced
Battery
Consortium
(USABC)
for
$17.2
million
in
DOE
funding
for
PHEV
battery
development
projects
and;
DOE
will
provide
nearly
$2
million
to
the
University
of
Michigan
(U-M)
to
spearhead
a
study
exploring
the
future
of
PHEVs.
DOE
funding
announced
today
will
help
advance
President
Bush’s
Twenty
in
Ten
Plan,
which
aims
to
displace
twenty
percent
of
gasoline
usage
by
2017
through
greater
use
of
clean,
renewable
fuels
and
increased
vehicle
efficiency.
PHEVs
have
the
potential
to
displace
a
large
amount
of
gasoline
by
delivering
up
to
40
miles
of
electric
range
without
recharging
–
a
distance
that
would
include
most
daily
roundtrip
commutes. Read
the
full
press
release
with
readers
comments
here
RoTi
environment
section
What
do
you
think?
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Readers'
comments:
Ken P
:
It's believed that the overall price of a plug-in electric vehicle is about 10-20% greater than its hybrid counterpart. The range between plug ins will be extended greatly as research continues. I think it would be great for a toad. But I guess charging them in a campground will cause electrical costs to rise for campgrounds and so campground prices will inevitably rise. Be interesting to see how soon these plug-ins become popular.
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