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bennelson · 04-28-2008, 10:25 AM

Plug-in Hybrids could then be debateable about gas economy.

In a hybrid, all the energy comes from the gas. In a plug-in hybrid, energy comes from both the wall outlet AND the gas.

Think we might need a spreadsheet to figure that one out.

04-28-2008, 10:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
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