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In
an electric car, the battery would only need to be
charged once every 120 to 180 miles, providing consumers
a cost of just 2 cents/mile. Moreover, the battery is
good for almost 100,000 miles.
While originally designed
for electric cars rather than hybrids, gas-electric
hybrid cars could achieve significantly better mileage
and increase space with smaller batteries, amongst other
benefits. While many customers have criticized the
sluggishness of electric cars, gas-electric
hybrids produce significant horsepower increases in
addition to huge fuel-efficiency gains. This
breakthrough proves that even greater efficiency gains
are possible.
Furthermore, aside from
the immediate gains hybrids provide in fuel-efficiency
and emissions, they also provide a direct path to
fuel-celled technologies.
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