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STUDY: 88% of Americans believe hybrid leadership is crucial to U.S. – Do you? [w/POLL]

Filed under: Car Buying, Trends, Hybrids/Alternative, Green We Americans want hybrid leadership. We want to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Trouble is, most of us aren’t willing to pay for it. Johnson Controls surveyed 2309 adults on all matters hybrid, and it found that 84% of Americans believe the government should support the advancement of [...] [...]

Catch 22: Plug-ins and cheap gas

Not cost-effective or profitable? Many years ago I wrote the best hybrid car was a plug-in hybrid car. Today, I’m not so sure. Without significantly higher gas prices Americans will not buy hybrid cars in numbers that finally revolutionize the US auto industry. If Americans won’t make the investment into today’s hybrid technology, why would anyone assume [...] [...]

Ford Focus EV

Many electric car companies are still trying to compensate for “glorified golf car syndrome.” It’s a kind of inferiority complex that pushes them to produce [...] [...]

Can’t wait until 2012 for an EV from Ford? Convert one now.

This 2007 Ford Mustang has been converted to an electric vehicle by start-up Plug-in Motors. (Credit: Plug-in Motors) A fully electric passenger vehicle from Ford is still a couple years away, but in the mean time, Plug-In Motors –a Missouri-based start up– has been developing the process and technology to … Originally posted at The Car Tech blog [...]