Videos: Epic Fu interviews Elon Musk of Tesla & a ride with Minn. Mayor in his converted plug-in hybrid |

My favorite vlogger, Zadi Diaz, did a fun green episode (which I mentioned here earlier today) featuring an interview with Elon Musk is the principal owner and chairman of Tesla Motors.

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Pete wanted me to stress that despite Musk’s assertion (that “even if everyone bought a hybrid, we would all be 100% addicted to fossil fuels”), plug-in hybrid hacks, Toyota’s Prius Plug-in Hybrid Prototype and the Chevy Volt may prove him wrong.

The Mayor of Minneapolis,R.T. Rybak, takes us on a ride in his converted Plug-in Prius

Mayor Rybak noted that at the time of filming (Fall 2007) there were only 2 companies in the US that did professional plug-in conversions and that they were expensive. His was done by A123 subsidiary HyMotion. The current price for the conversion kit plus installation is $9995. Ouch.

Rybak is working on getting such companies to locate to Minnesota and offering them incentives so that the price can be brought within closer reach for more people.

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