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Wired: We plug in our Toyota Prius hybrid 
Consumer Reports | by info.rss@cro.consumer.org (Consumer Reports) | Thu, Sep 25
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This conversion entails installing a lithium-ion battery pack to augment the Prius’s existing nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery. That adds 187 pounds to the rear cargo area. An outlet for charging was cut into the rear bumper. The new battery sits in the spare tire well, which now moves t...
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