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Democratizing hybrid technologies
- Magazine Feature Article
- 15AUTD05_01
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Engineers continue to wring efficiency and mass out of their latest electrified propulsion systems with the aim of mainstreaming the technology.
Would you buy a new plug-in hybrid car if the price was 75% less than retail? If so, then hop a plane to Amsterdam because the Dutch have a deal for you.
To jump-start the sale of PHEVs, thus assisting its multi-million-euro investment in national vehicle-charging infrastructure, the Netherlands government is offering the richest purchase incentive of its kind in the world-75% of the vehicle's MSRP, noted Dr. Francois Badin, Director of Vehicle Electrification at