The California Cars Initiative announced it has received a $200,000 grant over two years to support its work in educating the public regarding plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs).

The California Cars Initiative (CalCars.org) is a Palo Alto-based nonprofit startup of entrepreneurs, engineers, environmentalists and consumers promoting 100+MPG plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). It is itself a somewhat unique hybrid, focusing both on public policy and technology development, and harnessing buyer demand to help commercialize PHEVs.