
The Hybrid Hummer looks like a standard H3, it features 4-wheel-drive, and it still carries the same payload. The only downfall is the lack of towing capabilities - but with this sort of eco-friendliness from an SUV, we may be able to overlook it.
Three battery packs, a 260-hp turbocharged engine, and a generator are the heart of this electric hybrid. The engine is the same used in some of the electric vehicles designed by Fisker Auto and the lithium-ion batteries weigh in at a total of 600 pounds.
The Raser H3 can plug in to either by a 110-volt or 220-volt outlet and can be fully charged in 3 to 10 hours (220-volt outlets reduce the charge time by nearly half). Production for the new Hybrid Hummer is scheduled to begin 'soon' and Raser Technologies plans to have at least 2,000 similar extended-range-electric trucks and SUVs on the road by 2010.
Source: Wired
Image: Raser Technologies
I guess pigs are about to fly. or hummer has got themselves a brilliant team to understand the direction our society is going. hopefully many cars will be following!
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