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IRVINE, Calif., July 25 (UPI) -- University of California-Irvine scientists will evaluate a prototype Toyota plug-in electric hybrid car for its effect on air quality and electric demand.
The research involving the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle is part of a nearly $3 million research effort to determine the effects involved in the widespread use of such technology.
PHEVs are plugged into electrical outlets to charge onboard batteries, allowing them to operate on electricity longer than do today's hybrid vehicles.
The University of California-Irvine will receive $1.4 million under a $25 million statewide two-year program designed to develop alternative fuel projects that reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Toyota will contribute the PHEV prototype and engineering support during the study.
The University of California-Berkeley received a separate $750,000 award to study user response to PHEVs and fuel cell vehicle technologies.
The PHEVs will be the only Toyota vehicles of their kind provided to universities in the United States.
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