The Extreme (plug-in) Hybrid: no breakthrough needed!

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Mon Jan-14-08 08:14 AM
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The Extreme (plug-in) Hybrid: no breakthrough needed!

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/1/13/101713/845
http://climateprogress.org/2008/01/13/the-extreme-plug-in-hybrid-no-breakthrough-needed/

The Extreme (plug-in) Hybrid: no breakthrough needed!
Posted by Joseph Romm at 10:17 AM on 13 Jan 2008

Here is the plug-in hybrid I test drove a few weeks ago, the Extreme Hybrid by AFS Trinity:

I will be running a long article Wednesday on the climate implications of plug-ins in general and this car in particular. But you can read all about the car at this exclusive New York Times piece published today and the AFS Trinity website, which has a YouTube video of me driving the car and discussing why it matters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxzAdTMrq-I

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Mon Jan-14-08 08:19 AM
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1. 150 MPG?

I realize there is another side to the environmental impact here but cutting down on all the gasoline consumption is a start.

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Mon Jan-14-08 08:55 AM
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2. Using ultra-caps to boost power

NYT Article

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/automobiles/13ULTRA.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=hybrid%20trinity&scp=1

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Mon Jan-14-08 09:28 AM
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3. Nice

But I want one of these... http://www.theaircar.com

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Mon Jan-14-08 12:34 PM
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4. Not a product (a prototype)

http://www.evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=1386

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The combination of high-power ultracapacitors, which discharge from 100-20% in seconds and are recharged in just "a couple minutes", and high-energy lithium-ion batteries, mean the trademarked "FastEnergy" system appears to address the need for both a long-life and high energy-density storage system. Furia told me that he hopes to license it to automakers who are looking for a plug-in hybrid solution that can bypass the shortcomings of battery-only approaches.

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