Google Launches RechargeIT.org

June 26, 2007 · Written by Joel

Google has launched support for a new project – cars that plug into an electric grid powered by solar energy. “Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (“plug-in hybrids”) can achieve 70 -100 miles per gallon, quadrupling the fuel economy of the average car on the road today (~20 mpg).”

Watch the video below for more interesting details, and check out the RechargeIT.org website.

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