Plug-in hybrid car’s test drive
Written on February 5, 2009 – 10:30 pm | by Terry
Toyota engineer Gerald Killmann test drives the UK’s first petrol-electric car that can be plugged in at home.
The launch could mark a dramatic change in how drivers spend money on automotive “juice”, as the power generation industry – be they coal fired power stations such as Drax or nuclear power firms such as British Energy – enters the market.
Electricity company EDF Energy is erecting “juice points”, or electric charging points, across London.