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

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 miles before needing to be replaced. The company has its own plug-in hybrid technology and claims their batteries can last 150,000 miles and avoids this rapid deterioration because of ultracapacitors they employ that act as an energy buffer. They will be showing off their "Extreme Hybrid" prototypes and making further details available across the ... Read more →

Update on the Hybrid Extreme? Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Will the battery in your plug-in hybrid only last 25,000 miles? 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 miles before needing to be replaced. The company has its own plug-in hybrid technology and claims ...

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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