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Central Vermont Public Service, a commitment to Vermont and its environment
has long been central to our mission. Together we can bring efficiency and reduced
emissions to your daily drive.
CVPS plug ’n go is a new program that allows customers with a plug-in hybrid
electric vehicle to use CVPS energy to reduce driving costs and air pollution by
substituting off-peak electricity for gasoline.
“Plug” is the option to charge the batteries in your hybrid electric
vehicle at night on CV's low-cost off-peak rates. “Go” is using that
electricity to significantly increase your regular gasoline mileage. Since a Plug-in
Hybrid Electric Vehicle can run on gasoline if necessary, your trip distance is
not limited by the battery storage.
Join the Program! Let us know! (Click
here.)
While hybrid electric vehicles are still in the minority in Vermont and across the
country, they are becoming more and more readily available and affordable, and
we want to know if you have one, especially if you are interested
in conventing a hybrid to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). If you are interested
or are seriously considering converting a hybrid to a plug-in hybrid, please
CONTACT US, and SIGN UP for our off-peak rate.
We can help you reduce gasoline costs.
Why do we want to know if you're coverting a hybrid to a PHEV? Because with your
PHEV, we can help you reduce gasoline consumption and costs even more than a regular
hybrid. Our off-peak rates allow customers to plug in their PHEV at night, and provides
transportation for the equivalent of less than $1 per gallon of gasoline.
Green
up your trips even more! (Click here.)
By converting to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), you have already begun
removing about 8,000 pounds of CO2 from the air. You now have an additional opportunity!
Green up both the electricity you use to recharge your PHEV and neutralize your
gasoline consumption by removing another 6,188 pounds of CO2. Click HERE
to learn more.
More benefits of CVPS plug'n go.
An electric motor is much more efficient than a gasoline engine. This is especially
true for stop-and-start driving, and the CO2 content of the fuels used to make electricity
is significantly lower than gasoline. So, when you convert a hybrid to a PHEV, and
sign up for our off-peak rate, you'll be getting much cleaner energy to power your
car. Central Vermont’s power supply mix is very low emitting. The electric
generation in New England that would be used to charge cars at night is primarily
from natural gas. Electric plants are more than 50 percent efficient, while car
engines can range from 15 to 30 percent efficient. It is also more economic to control
emissions at large power plants instead of at each tailpipe, and future electric
system power supplies may be even cleaner and more efficient.
What are you waiting for,
CONVERT THAT CAR, and
SIGN UP for our off-peak rate. Call 747-5520 for more
information.
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