Sledge
05-12-2006, 08:28 AM
From today's Autobeat Daily:
CEO Bill Ford says Ford Motor Co. might develop a so-called plug-in hybrid vehicle. He didn’t offer specifics in making the brief declaration during yesterday’s Ford annual meeting.
Plug-ins function like normal gasoline-electric hybrids, switching between piston and electric power. But they carry a larger battery pack so it can operate in an all-electric mode more frequently.
Conventional hybrids use their own engine to recharge their battery pack. A plug-in
is fully recharged by plugging the vehicle into an electric power source, much as an all electric vehicle is recharged.
Environmentalists say plug-in hybrids could quickly reduce fuel consumption and lower emissions of carbon dioxide by reducing fuel consumption. Critics point out that their bulkier battery packs make plug-ins heavier.
CEO Bill Ford says Ford Motor Co. might develop a so-called plug-in hybrid vehicle. He didn’t offer specifics in making the brief declaration during yesterday’s Ford annual meeting.
Plug-ins function like normal gasoline-electric hybrids, switching between piston and electric power. But they carry a larger battery pack so it can operate in an all-electric mode more frequently.
Conventional hybrids use their own engine to recharge their battery pack. A plug-in
is fully recharged by plugging the vehicle into an electric power source, much as an all electric vehicle is recharged.
Environmentalists say plug-in hybrids could quickly reduce fuel consumption and lower emissions of carbon dioxide by reducing fuel consumption. Critics point out that their bulkier battery packs make plug-ins heavier.