Google has announced the new initiative RechargeIT, which provides support to speed the development and adoption of plug-in hybrid vehicles. Their initiative is to reduce CO2 emissions, cut oil use and stabilize the electrical grid by accelerating the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and vehicle-to-grid technology. RechargeIT has created a test fleet of cars and data acquisition system to collect actual data on the performance of these vehicles, and make all data available to the public. The fleet consists of conventional Prius and Ford Escape Hybrid cars as well as several Prius and Ford Escapes that have been retrofitted to become plug-in hybrid vehicles.