Treehugger Blog : Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

See a movie of a plug-in Toyota Prius in action! Seems like technology like this should be part of our national security strategy.

With Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) it is possible to get 100 miles per gallon from your hybrid. Not only is electricity under $1/gallon, but these cars are only going to get cleaner as the grid gets cleaner. As for now, even charging off the national grid, which is about 50% coal, these cars produce under half the net pollution. This is not futuristic thinking folks, this is right here and right now, as Ron Gremban of Calcars explains “We already have all the components necessary to rapidly change our transportation energy.” – so let’s get plugged in! - Source: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/06/treehuggertv_plug_in_prius.php

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