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AFS Trinity brings "150 mpg" plug-in hybrids to Capitol Hill for some sweet stimulus cash

You all remember AFS Trinity, right? They're the group that can't say "150 mpg" too many times. Back in January, AFS Trinity applied for a some of the $2.5 billion loans that the DOE was handing out through the advanced technology vehicle program in order to purchase and retool an existing but closed auto plant. AFS representatives were in Washington, D.C. recently showing off their modified Saturn VUE plug-in hybrids to Congresspeople and their staff members, giving them a chance to see the 16 kWh lithium battery packs and ultracapacitors ... Read more →

AFS Trinity updates PHEV crossover, applies for $2.5B loan from DOE Sam Abuelsamid

AFS Trinity has been making some awfully big claims for its Saturn Vue-based PHEV since its debut last year. Since it launched, the company has touted its 150 mpg capability. As with all such ...

Lithium ion battery easily achieves 180,000 miles in testing Domenick Yoney

While it's true that we have posted before about extraordinary performances turned in by the batteries of Altairnano before, in light of the recent claim by AFS Trinity that lithium ion batteries in ...

LA 2008: AFS Trinity booth Sebastian Blanco

Not sure if this is exactly the LA Auto Show booth that AFS Trinity refused two weeks ago, but it might as well have been. Instead of their false claims of 150 mile per gallon equivalent hybrids here ...

Will the battery in your plug-in hybrid only last 25,000 miles? Domenick Yoney

The lithium ion batteries being used for plug-in hybrids such as the Chevy Volt are easily the single most expensive part of the car and now, AFS Trinity is claiming that they will only last 25,000 ...

AFS Trinity pulls "150 mpge" hybrids from LA Auto Show 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back at the Detroit Auto Show in January, the AFS Trinity hybrids - with an artfully calculated 150 mpge number - were buried in the basement. For the upcoming LA Auto Show, AFS Trinity has declared it will not accept a downstairs location again and will instead pull out of the show entirely, ...

Update on the Hybrid Extreme? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

AFS Trinity, which is working on technology to make 250mpg cars available for people without $100,000 to drop on a Tesla Roadster, keeps filing patents for its Hybrid Extreme™ system. The latest was in mid-September, and AFS Trinity says that the company's goal is to develop a more plug-in ...


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