Electric economy
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WHILE we await advances batteries, there can be fu savings of between 50 and per cent through the use of h brid electric vehicles, accordir to the Electric Vehicle Di velopment Group.
Vehicles using this system a also licensed as electric, so the is no road tax.
The first international conft ence on this subject, which w include a demonstration of h brid vehicles, is to be held London on September 15/1 1981.
The meeting will be in tI series of international events c ganised by the EVDG and will entitled Hybrid, Dual Mode ar Tracked Systems.
London Transport has ma( its testing grounds available f showing the capabilities of number of vans, cars and a pa senger vehicle which will incc borate a •new British hybr system to be seen for the fir time.