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A battery to help convert your Hybrid in to a Plug-In
Apr 29 2008, attitude

Do you wish to convert your Hybrid in to a plug-in model and charge it up every time you need some by just plugging it in? Then you may have to both wait for it and also spend a bit of cash to ensure that it happens. A123 Systems has created a Web site...

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