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AFS Trinity Unveils 150 MPG Extreme Hybrid (XH™) SUV

DETROIT, January 13, 2008 . . . In just completed road tests, a 2007 SUV straight off an American automaker’s showroom floor and subsequently equipped with the patent pending Extreme Hybrid™ (XH™) drive train, exceeded 150 mpg, AFS Trinity Power Corporation reported today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. AFS Trinity CEO Edward W. Furia provided details of the tests and the patent pending Fast Energy...

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Zap to make electric sedan based on its sports car

By Michael Kanellos, CNET News.com Published on ZDNet News: June 22, 2007, 9:55 AM PT Electric-vehicle maker Zap says it will come out with an electric car that will go about 100 miles on a charge but cost only $30,000, a combination of features that so far hasn’t been achieved. Whether Zap will succeed is an open question. According to the company, the sedan will be a derivative of the Zap-X, a sport SUV scheduled to hit the...

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General Motors Reports Progress Toward New All-Electric Car

By John Bichard Washington – 19 June 2007 – In January of 2007, General Motors (GM) unveiled a concept car powered solely by electricity. The Chevrolet Volt is a big step beyond today’s hybrid, that uses both a gasoline engine and electric motor. VOA’s John Birchard reports on the progress GM is making toward turning the Volt from an attractive idea into a production vehicle. As vice president of research and...

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