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IEEE Spectrum March 2009	Why Plug-Ins Will Make (Dollars and) Sense Q&A with the electric power research institute's Mark Duvall.
Popular Mechanics March 2007 Jim Motavalli	3 Big Questions for the Electric Car's Future With big pushes from GM, Ford and Toyota, plug-in hybrids are back in the spotlight, but lurking in the shadows is the same old problem: building a lightweight, powerful, affordable battery.
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National Defense August 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Energy Security: Impact on the War on Terror There is a growing consensus that the United States has to find ways to bring along alternative and renewable sources of energy for both the military and the nation.
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Popular Mechanics February 6, 2008 Chuck Tannert	Inside Plug-in Car Tech's Race to Production (and Top 10 Rides) Big automakers and promising startups say electric vehicles are coming as soon as next year, but there's a lot of work to be done by scientists before lithium-ion batteries are ready for mainstream hybrids.
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