May,2006 "The inventor of the plug-in hybrid works for California Cars Initiative. University of California-Davis professor Andrew Frank in the early 1990s replaced gasoline engines with electric motors and dubbed them "plug-in hybrids." CalCars Brings PHEVs to Washington "CalCars flew in one of its plug-in Priuses from California, and the journey began. This was the first time plug-in hybrids were seen in public in our nation's capitol." "The surprise star of the show was the "dongle" -- the short cable that plugs into the rear bumper outlet and connects to an extension cord for 120-volt power. Guests were invited to hold the car's "entire infrastructure." http://www.calcars.org/phevs-in-dc.html
