Plug-in Hybrids and Electric Vehicles

Another viable solution to reducing our dependence on foreign oil is the plug-in hybrid. Once considered the car of tomorrow - plug-in hybrids are due to start arriving in American showrooms within the next 12 to 24 months. While standard hybrids run on both gasoline and electricity and greatly reduce fuel costs, a plug-in hybrid can travel much farther - and exclusively on electricity. Since half of Americans don't drive their cars more than 35 miles a day - a plug-in hybrid that runs on electricity for at least thirty-five miles, would free millions of Americans from the cost of gasoline.