Have a hybrid? Want the option of plugging it in? You’re not the only one:
“it has the same Prius ingredients – an efficient petrol engine, automatic gearbox, electric motor and additional battery pack. However, this Prius returns in excess of 100mpg in petrol-powered mode [...] At the rear bumper of the Plug-in is a flap which covers a socket. Unlike a standard Prius, you boost the batteries overnight on cheap-rate electricity, and that is the key to its remarkable urban performance.” Go forth and read it all.
EDrive Systems is doing similar conversions in the U.S.
In case you’re wondering what electricity in the U.S. is generated from, click here. (Hint: almost totally not from oil.)
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