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322 IndexGGage, Tom, 69Galvani, Luigi, 35gasoline. See also oilavailability of, 31, 40–41, 42cost of, 25, 28, 41, 42, 47tax on, 28, 41gasoline crisis, 47, 54gasoline hybrid vehicles. See hybrid vehiclesgassing, 182, 189General Motors. See GMgenerators, 143, 144Geo Metro, 86German EV efforts, 58Gillas, Lon, 293Global Light and Power, 297GM (General Motors), 40, 46, 47, 51, 60, 61GM Bedford van, 51GM EV1 electric vehicle, 1, 62, 65, 66, 293GM Griffon van (G-Van), 51GM Impact electric vehicle, 62GM Volt, 73, 76, 77golf carts, 48–49Gore, Al, xvgovernment agencies, 288grassroots electric drive sites, 306Grassroots Electric Vehicles, 292Green Motor Works, 290“Green Plug,” 148Greencar Congress, 305Gross, Darwin, 157gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), 18grounding, 227–228, 256–260GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating), 18HHackleman, Michael, 294Harbilt electric vans, 48Harris, Jim, 229–231, 234, 236, 291health issues, 2, 26, 64Henney Kilowatt EV, 32Henry, Joseph, 35HEVs (hybrid electric vehicles), 69–72high-voltage systems, 218–220highway driving, 95, 119, 172, 273highway system, 42, 43–44history, 31–739/11 attack, 64, 65–6621st century EVs, 67–72current resurgence of interest in EVs,56–65EV “black hole” era, 51–52EV’s development waves, 44–46,51–52, 60–67future EV trends, 73gasoline crisis, 47, 54hybrid vehicles, 69–72internal combustion vehicle, 38–44, 52Middle East oil supply, 52–56oil industry problems, 52–56overview, 31–32timeline of electric cars, 33–38, 44–51timeline of vehicle history, 32–33WWI, 40, 41WWII, 40–44Hitler, Adolf, 43Hitney, Gene, 292Hitney Solar Products, 292Honda Civic hybrid, 64, 69Honda CRX EV conversion, 171–172horsepower, 115, 119–120, 134HOV lane access, 64Hussein, Saddam, 55–56Huygens, Christian, 34Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Progress, 305hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), 69–72hybrid vehicles, 63–64, 69–72, 87hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, 64hydrogen gas, 182Hydrogen Now!, 310hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells, 46IICE cars, 162, 173ignition key switch, 219, 220, 251, 253, 263,265induction charging, 216–217induction motors, 148–153industrial batteries, 191Industrial Utility Vehicle & MobileEquipment Magazine, 305