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2009 Raser Hummer H3 Plug-in EV Review

May 2009
Filed under: HUMMER Car News | HUMMER Headlines
New Plug-in Electric Vehicle Technology for Popular Trucks & SUVs Could Drive Comeback for U.S. Automakers Delivering 100 mpg in a Hummer H3

The Electric Hummer H3 was developed by Raser Technologies and its integration partner FEV in cooperation with General Motors and its Hummer division. “Americans value the versatility of trucks and SUVs, the number one selling vehicles in America, but we also want to do whats right for the environment, said Kraig Higginson, “This vehicle demonstrates that through innovation, we can do both.

The full-size SUV is a four-wheel drive vehicle designed to achieve more than 100 mpg in typical local daily driving with near zero emissions by driving up to 40 miles per day in all-electric mode. For extended trips, a small internal combustion engine (range extender) kicks in to recharge the batteries.

“The powertrain in this vehicle can be applied to most trucks & SUVs and is ideal for fleets, contractors and small business owners, said David West, Rasers vice president of marketing. It delivers the payload of a pick up truck with better gas fuel economy than a Prius,

Gary Rogers, president of FEV, Inc. and a member of the National Research Councils Committee on the Effectiveness of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÃ'°) Standards, said “Because most Americans drive less than 40 miles a day, this powertrain technology could have an enormous impact reducing the amount of gasoline consumed every day and support President Obamas initiative to achieve significant improvements in fuel economy across all sectors of the light-duty fleet, including trucks and SUVs.

The vehicle demonstration and press event will be held on Capitol Hill at the Upper Senate park on the corner of Constitution and Delaware at 2 pm EDT.

More information on the Raser Hummer E-Rev can be found at www.rasertech.com/hummer. Raser will hold a number of media interviews at the Capitol in conjunction with this ceremony.

Raser is an environmental Energy Technology company focused on geothermal power development and technology licensing. Rasers Power Systems segment is seeking to develop clean, renewable geothermal electric power plants and bottom-cycling operations, incorporating licensed heat transfer technology and Rasers SymetronTM technology developed internally by its Transportation and Industrial segment. Rasers Transportation & Industrial segment focuses on extended-range plug-in-hybrid vehicle solutions and using Rasers award-winning SymetronTM technology to improve the torque density and efficiency of the electric motors and drive systems used in electric and hybrid-electric vehicle powertrains and industrial applications. Further information on Raser may be found at: www.rasertech.com.

The FEV Group is an internationally recognized powertrain and vehicle engineering company that supplies the global transportation industry. FEV offers a complete range of engineering services, providing support across the globe to customers in the design, analysis, prototyping, powertrain and transmission development, as well as vehicle integration, calibration and homologation for advanced internal combustion gasoline-, diesel-, and alternative-fueled powertrains. FEV also designs, develops and prototypes advanced vehicle / powertrain electronic control systems and hybrid-electric engine concepts that address future emission and fuel economy standards. The FEV Test Systems division is a global supplier of advanced test cell, instrumentation and test equipment. The FEV Group employs a staff of over 1,800 highly skilled specialists at advanced technical centers on three continents. FEV, Inc. employs approximately 300 personnel at FEVs North American Technical Center in Auburn Hills, MI.

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