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Hybrid vehicles on a wall socket: The next “plug-and-play” technology? We might have an answer soon. The University of California at Davis is set to launch a two-year project to see exactly how families take to plug-in hybrids. If they like them, automakers might begin mass-production...
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Hybrid vehicles on a wall socket: The next “plug-and-play” technology? We might have an answer soon. The University of California at Davis is set to launch a two-year project to see exactly how families take to plug-in hybrids. If they like them, automakers might begin mass-production...
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