Extreme Hybrid SUV - 150 MPG

Apr 18

AFS Trinity has developed a powertrain for a plug-in hybrid that just sounds too good to be true. The technology, called Fast Energy (TM), doesn’t rely on rows and rows of batteries, but instead on capacitors. The describe it this way:

At the heart of this new Fast Energy™ technology are patent pending control electronics to cache power for short periods in ultra-capacitors and provide this power in bursts for all-electric acceleration that is better, in many cases, than the internal combustion engine of the host vehicle. Until the Extreme Hybrid, hybrids have resorted to gasoline to satisfy acceleration demands.

The results are truly impressive:

  • 150 mpg
  • 40 mile range on just electricity
  • 0-60 mph in 6.9 seconds
  • 87 mph top speed

The fact that it’s a plug-in is especially interesting for solar residences. For about $1 worth of electricity, you can charge this SUV overnight and get 40 miles of range. For most commutes you’d never have to use a drop of gas. If you power this off your solar panels, you’d have a zero emission, zero consumption SUV!

AFS Trinity, if you’re listening, do you need a beta tester in San Francisco? ;)

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  1. Susan
    Apr 24 at 09:15

    Well, isn’t that an improvement! :)

  2. victor
    Jun 04 at 10:46

    Solar panels on Hybrid cars to extend range
    and recharge the battery when at work

  3. SolarBozo
    Jul 10 at 12:43

    1. Sounds to good to be true, alright, and that means it probably is not true. Or at least not all the truth. For example, people actually get over 100 mpg in standard Prius hybrids — they do it with driving style, so conservative that most of us would never think of driving that way. The rest of us would get +/- 45 mpg in the same car.

    2. There is not enough room on any passenger vehicle for enough solar modules to make a useful difference in range.

  4. larry montambault
    Aug 07 at 00:59

    Dear solar bozo,
    1. The prius can indeed get 100mpg, but not a standard model prius,only a highly modified prius with a plug in second battery pack & a special microprocessor to fool the car’s computer into accepting the second battery pack as an original factory battery pack. The conversion costs around $15,000.oo and can get you up to 150 mpg with the prius.

    2. prius is old tech & soon to be obsolete ,as the Aptera gets 100 miles from 1 plug in battery charge & then the on board electric generator kicks in to provide additional electricity for a 300 mile driving range, yielding 200mpg, so the company claims on their web site. The all electric plug in is available in oct 08 & the hybrid in oct 09
    at a cost of 27k & 30K respectively. Top speed is 85 mph & it has factory air cond.

    As to #2. I agree that solar panels, the new flexable film kind with the peel off adheasive backs would only extend the range a couple of miles at best with the car “on” but if you have a pure plug in electric & run out of juice, with the car “off” the solar film will build up enough of a charge to get you to the nearest 110 volt outlet without having to push the car. They should be able to build up 20% to 25% charge in a couple of hours if you have sunlight.

    Worth their wieght in gold if you run out of juice in the middle of nothing.

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