Wednesday, November 29, 2006

California "green tuners" clamor for plug-in cars (Reuters)

Felix Kramer founder of CalCars holds up the electrical cord he uses to charge up his Toyota hybrid car at his home in Redwood city California November 21 2006. A growing number of environmentalists is pushing auto companies to produce plug-in hybrids to reduce U.S. oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from auto traffic. This push is especially strong in California whose tough regulations have encouraged the big automakers to test a range of alternatives to traditional gas engines from hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles to cars that run on natural gas. (Kimberly White/Reuters)Reuters - Russell Long already owns a pair of fuel-efficient hybrid cars -- a Toyota Prius and a Honda Civic -- but his dream car is not on the market yet: a zippy number he could plug in to recharge at night that would get over 100 miles per gallon.


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