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100-MPG SUV
New joint venture, developing ultra-frugal full-size SUV, touts partnership with major automaker
James M. Flammang / autoMedia.com
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Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) already has agreed to buy two of the SUVs by the end of 2008. Raser also has developed a similarly propelled full-size pickup truck. Developers claim respectable 33-mpg gas mileage in highway driving–but a whopping 140 mpg in city use. The experimental pickup accelerates to 60 mph in a claimed 8.5 seconds, and can climb a 6.5 percent grade at 65 mph.
Spellman advises that the FEV/Raser technology is "adaptable to other-size vehicles," adding that their agreement is not exclusive to a single automaker.
FEV/Raser's planned high-mileage vehicle isn't the only one to emerge lately. During spring 2008, for instance, an experimental 150-mpg vehicle was touring the country. Instead of fantasy or wishful thinking, perhaps the long-sought dream of triple-digit fuel economy is finally about to arrive.
About the Author
James M. Flammang is an auto journalist and author, and the editor of Tirekicking Today (www.tirekick.com).
Copyright autoMedia.com 2000-2009
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