The Plug Socket » Hybrid http://the-plug-socket.com Sockets & Switches - Switch on to style Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:22:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2010 Toyota Prius: Interior Lights http://the-plug-socket.com/lighting/2010-toyota-prius-interior-lights http://the-plug-socket.com/lighting/2010-toyota-prius-interior-lights#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:24:21 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/lighting/2010-toyota-prius-interior-lights A guide to using the interior lights in the 2010 Prius.

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/lighting/2010-toyota-prius-interior-lights/feed 0 Volvo Cars and Vattenfall start plug-in joint venture http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/volvo-cars-and-vattenfall-start-plug-in-joint-venture-3 http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/volvo-cars-and-vattenfall-start-plug-in-joint-venture-3#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:38:24 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/volvo-cars-and-vattenfall-start-plug-in-joint-venture-3 Volvo Cars and Vattenfall start joint venture to create Plug In Hybrid for the market in 2012

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/volvo-cars-and-vattenfall-start-plug-in-joint-venture-3/feed 3 Volvo Plug-in Hybrid Animation http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/volvo-plug-in-hybrid-animation-2 http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/volvo-plug-in-hybrid-animation-2#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:10:24 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/volvo-plug-in-hybrid-animation-2 Swedish energy company Vattenfall and the Volvo Car Corporation are launching an industrial joint venture partnership to introduce Plug-in hybrids on the market in 2012. The ground-breaking technology will considerably lower the environmental impact from traffic. In addition, owning a Plug-in hybrid vehicle will be convenient since the car can be charged from a regular household wall socket at home (costing only 3 Euro per 100km) and fuel costs are significantly lower, using only 2 litres per 100 km. The battery takes about five hours to charge from a standard wall socket, and the battery is also charged every time the car’s brakes are applied. Volvo Cars will manufacture the cars and Vattenfall will develop charging systems and supply the cars with electricity.

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/volvo-plug-in-hybrid-animation-2/feed 0 Ford’s Hydrogen-Powered, Plug-In Hybrid http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/fords-hydrogen-powered-plug-in-hybrid-2 http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/fords-hydrogen-powered-plug-in-hybrid-2#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 07:48:08 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/fords-hydrogen-powered-plug-in-hybrid-2 We took a spin yesterday in the Ford HySeries Edge, the world’s first working plug-in, fuel-cell, hydrogen-powered car, which the Detroit automaker plans to show off as a concept at the New York auto show tomorrow. Though wafting zero-emissions exhaust in our face taught us plenty as to the realities of a hydrogen-powered automotive experience, what really made our test special was actually being able to drive a car running on advanced hydrogen fuel-cell technology that can power itself with a 336-volt battery pack.

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/fords-hydrogen-powered-plug-in-hybrid-2/feed 25 Toyota Plug-In Prius (PHEV) Press Release http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/toyota-plug-in-prius-phev-press-release http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/toyota-plug-in-prius-phev-press-release#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 08:34:09 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/toyota-plug-in-prius-phev-press-release FREE iPhone! http://tinyurl.com/2k59a9
Among “green” car owners, the OEM plug-in hybrid, or “PHEV”, is seen as the next evolutionary step in auto efficiency.

PHEV’s plug into a source of electricity to recharge their batteries, then travel on pure electric power for a distance and get fuel efficiency ratings in the 100+ MPG range afterwards, thus reducing gasoline consumption, and significantly reducing pollution as well (even when the electricity comes from coal plants).

Toyota released this video shortly after getting permission from the Japanese government to test drive their prototype PHEV on public roads. So far, no other company is this far along in development of a PHEV, though Chevy is trying to develop their “Volt” concept, and Ford wants an electric vehicle by 2010 as well.

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/toyota-plug-in-prius-phev-press-release/feed 25 First Plug-in Prius Hybrids to U.S. Fleets in ‘09 http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/first-plug-in-prius-hybrids-to-us-fleets-in-09-2 http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/first-plug-in-prius-hybrids-to-us-fleets-in-09-2#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:52:03 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/first-plug-in-prius-hybrids-to-us-fleets-in-09-2 Want to drive Toyota’s Plug-in Prius Hybrid? So do we. Revealed in this video is the present state-of-the-art of Toyota’s

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/first-plug-in-prius-hybrids-to-us-fleets-in-09-2/feed 0 First Plug-in Prius Hybrids to U.S. Fleets in ‘09 http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/first-plug-in-prius-hybrids-to-us-fleets-in-09 http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/first-plug-in-prius-hybrids-to-us-fleets-in-09#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:52:01 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/first-plug-in-prius-hybrids-to-us-fleets-in-09 Want to drive Toyota’s Plug-in Prius Hybrid? So do we. Revealed in this video is the present state-of-the-art of Toyota’s

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/plug-socket/first-plug-in-prius-hybrids-to-us-fleets-in-09/feed 0 Why my Toyota Highlander wants to plug in hybrid…. PHEV conversion SULEV http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/why-my-toyota-highlander-wants-to-plug-in-hybrid-phev-conversion-sulev http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/why-my-toyota-highlander-wants-to-plug-in-hybrid-phev-conversion-sulev#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:33:06 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/why-my-toyota-highlander-wants-to-plug-in-hybrid-phev-conversion-sulev Visit NJRenewableEnergy.com A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid vehicle with batteries that can be recharged by connecting a plug to an electric power source. It shares the characteristics of both conventional hybrid electric vehicles, having an electric motor and a backup internal combustion engine (ICE) for power, and of battery electric vehicles, also having a plug to connect to the electric grid. Most PHEVs on the road today are passenger cars, but there are also PHEV …

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/why-my-toyota-highlander-wants-to-plug-in-hybrid-phev-conversion-sulev/feed 20 Charging Ahead: The Case for Plug-In Hybrid Cars http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/charging-ahead-the-case-for-plug-in-hybrid-cars http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/charging-ahead-the-case-for-plug-in-hybrid-cars#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:45:03 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/charging-ahead-the-case-for-plug-in-hybrid-cars Charging Ahead: The Case for Plug-In Hybrid Cars. Featuring interviews recorded at the IEEE Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles: Accelerating Innovation Conference (2007) and the IEEE Energy 2030 Conference (2008). Produced by IEEE and ScienCentral,Inc., with funding from IEEE Power & Energy Society, IEEE-USA, and the IEEE New Technology Directions Committee (NTDC). Running time 10 minutes. Copyright 2009. For additional information, visit: www.ieee.org

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]]> http://the-plug-socket.com/power-socket/charging-ahead-the-case-for-plug-in-hybrid-cars/feed 10 VOLVO RECHARGE CONCEPT CAR http://the-plug-socket.com/uncategorized/volvo-recharge-concept-car http://the-plug-socket.com/uncategorized/volvo-recharge-concept-car#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:32:14 +0000 admin http://the-plug-socket.com/mains-socket/volvo-recharge-concept-car Volvo Cars has been performing driving tests with its plug-in hybrid concept car, the Volvo C30 ReCharge Concept, which was first presented in autumn 2007. Used in the most effective way, this concept car cuts emissions of CO2 by about 65% compared with other hybrid cars available on the market today. Volvo Car Corporation is also launching a joint broad-based research venture, together with electricity provider Vattenfall, Saab Automobile, ETC AB and the Swedish state, to develop technology …

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