Electric Vehicle Batteries & Plug-In Charging
$25k kit. A 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack, a four-cylinder engine, electric-drive motors, a generator, a hybrid-controller unit, and HVA modules produce 30 miles electric, 275 miles gas.
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The battery can charge in as little as four...