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Gary Lieber is a Road Test & Technology editor at Clean Fleet Report. Gary is a Silicon Valley technology veteran, having spent more than 20 years as an executive at Apple and Microsoft. He is a life-long technologist, club racer and gearhead. He has written about cars for the last 10 years, focusing on battery electric cars, autonomous vehicles and the technologies behind them. He is an organizer of Silicon Valley Reinvents the Wheel, founder of the San Francisco Bay Leaf Owners Association, former Concours Chairman for the Porsche Club of America and currently serves as Vice President of Communications for the Western Automotive Journalists.

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime AWD plug-in hybrid

Take Two: 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime PHEV

The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime is a genuine PHEV that has an awesome EV-only range, rated at 42 miles, and in our tests, we think they sandbagged that range a bit as we beat it by 50 percent.

EV Life Car Buying Service

News: New Service Aims To Help EV Buyers

EV Life, which has received a financial boost from the state of California, is an online EV buying platform to help these new buyers shop for EVs, learn about home charging options, calculate range for trips, personalize EV incentives and get concierge buying support through a concise but simple buying service.

Vonnen Shadow Drive Porsche Hybrid Systeme

Tech: Vonnen Shadow Drive—Innovative Hybrid Power for Your Porsche

Realizing the advantages of hybrid powertrains, Vonnen Performance, based in the heart of Silicon Valley, has developed an innovative aftermarket, bolt-on hybrid system that takes a regular Porsche 911 and adds an electric motor between the engine and transmission, along with a battery and control unit.