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Volt drivers also plug in when away from home 21 percent of the time, as opposed to Leaf drivers, who charge away from home only 11 percent of the time.
“We never anticipated that a 40-mile electric-range plug-in hybrid would charge more than a 100 percent electric car,” Mr. Read said. “You have that gas engine that you’re paying an extra premium for for a reason.”
Whether the motivation is economic, environmental or other is not yet clear, but hybrid drivers are trying to maximize their use of electricity, perhaps in part because ECOtality has not yet begun charging an access fee at the commercial stations, he said.
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“We never anticipated that a 40-mile electric-range plug-in hybrid would charge more than a 100 percent electric car,” Mr. Read said. “You have that gas engine that you’re paying an extra premium for for a reason.”
Whether the motivation is economic, environmental or other is not yet clear, but hybrid drivers are trying to maximize their use of electricity, perhaps in part because ECOtality has not yet begun charging an access fee at the commercial stations, he said.
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