2008-08-15
Even SUVs Can Be Designed to Get 150 MPG. Press release, AFSTrinity.com, July 22, 2008. "'The SUV is not dead,' AFS Trinity CEO Edward W. Furia told a plug-hybrid industry group on July 22nd, 'Its just in rehab, recovering from near fatal oil addiction'... 'Despite a 37% decline in SUV sales during the past year,' Furia said, 'We expect a resurgence in SUV sales once plug-in SUVs with our Extreme Hybrid technology, and possibly plug-in SUVs from other companies, are available for sale. There's a reason why SUVs have been so popular -- they're functional and very versatile... 'After ride-and-drives in our 150 mpg SUV around the U.S. over the past four months, Congressmen, governors, police chiefs, fleet managers and the general public have all expressed surprise and tremendous enthusiasm that clean SUVs can be built... The XH-150 SUV uses the AFS Trinity technology, off-the-shelf batteries and other components in a modified Saturn Vue SUV platform, to produce a plug-in hybrid with an all-electric range of 40 miles. In all-electric mode, it runs at speeds of up to 87 miles per hour... AFS Trinity develops Fast Energy Storage(TM) for vehicular, spacecraft and stationary power systems utilizing batteries, ultracapacitors, and flywheels."
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