It also plans to offer more hybrids, including an electric plug-in in the U.S. next year.
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Plug loads refer to electric power consumed by products through an ordinary alternating current plug socket.
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My husband and I wasted gas driving around after the storm, trying to find a place with an open electric socket where I could plug in my dead laptop to finish a deadline project.
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C-MAX Energi delivers a projected 550 miles of total range, a 95 mpg equivalent (MPGe) and an electric-only top speed higher than the Prius plug-in.
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What's more, the company says its also readying an all-electric version of the vehicle in addition to the plug-in hybrid model, with promising to last for around 120 miles before needing a recharge.
The gasoline engine serves as an on-board personal electric utility for when you forget to plug in to the local grid, or for ensuring a total range to match that of any conventional car you'd buy today.
The plug-in hybrid is an interesting bridge to the electric car, so settle down all you Prius owners!
As the leader of the City of Atlanta's plug-in electric vehicle readiness strategy -- and an officer currently assigned to the Inactive Reserves -- I was honored to be recognized and to engage in a conversation on this topic.
The electric grid does not care if you plug in a toaster, an iron, or a computer.
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It acts like a giant spark plug, busting apart a tiny portion of the diesel fuel with an electric charge so that the molecules rearrange themselves into carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
The company also released initial details of an accelerated vehicle electrification plan for a family of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles.
No need to idle an entire production line as General Motors recently did when expected sales of its plug-in electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt failed to materialize.
But there are at least two major obstacles hindering wider adoption of plug-in electric vehicles: the premium that drivers will have to pay for an electric car compared with a gas-powered vehicle and the limited number of electric car charging stations nationwide.
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The Karma Sedan is a series Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) powered by a lithium-ion battery and an efficient 2.0-liter range-extending gasoline engine.
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Focus Electric, Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid all have an LED charge port that displays a circle of light directly related to battery life.
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