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Electricity pricing policies may make or break plug-in hybrid buys

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – California policies aimed at reducing electricity use and curbing greenhouse gas emissions have the unintended consequence of making new plug-in hybrid vehicles uneconomical, according to a Purdue University economist.
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‘Smart grid’ would save energy, cut costs for US consumers

Momentum is building for a new energy “smart grid” that would overhaul the U.S.’s 100-year-old electrical power network. The impact would be huge — — from installation of a new web of electrical transmission lines to smart meters to control home …