Plug-In Hybrid Electrical Vehicle

Keep your eye on Raser Technologies. The Utah based company put out this press release yesterday.

Raser Developing 100 MPG Plug-In Hybrid Light Truck For Initial Release To Utility And Government Fleets

PROVO, Utah – July 22, 2008 – Raser Technologies today announced it is developing a 100 mile per gallon (mpg) light truck in addition to a 100 mpg SUV. Raser’s plug-in electric drive system is designed to allow light trucks such as the Chevy Silverado, Ford F-150, or Dodge Ram to achieve over 100 mpg in typical local daily driving with near zero emissions, by using electricity instead of petroleum as the primary fuel. The announcement comes as Raser nears completion of a 100 mpg SUV demonstration vehicle, built in cooperation with a leading global OEM, using the same drive system. Unlike most hybrid or even plug-in hybrid vehicles that still rely mainly on a combustion engine, an extended range electric truck (E-REV) using Raser’s drive system is propelled entirely by a powerful 200 kW peak electric motor using lithium ion batteries. The truck is being developed in cooperation with the Plug-In Hybrid Consortium Development (www.HybridConsortium.org) and is designed to operate with zero direct emissions during typical local daily driving.

Here is a link to the full article: MORE

Here is a link to a very interesting brochure on their plug in hybrid electric truck. It is a very detailed PDF that describes the system with great photos and descriptions. CLICK

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