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

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 combination plug-in/ICE vehicles your mileage will vary radically depending on your driving cycle. This particular vehicle is claimed to have a range of 40 miles on a battery charge before running the engine. The 150 mpg figure is based on driving 40 miles a day 6 days a week without starting the engine and then 100 miles one day a week. That may or ... Read more →

LA 2008: AFS Trinity booth Sebastian Blanco

AFS Trinity updates PHEV crossover, applies for $2.5B loan from DOE 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

LA 2008: AFS Trinity booth 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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 at the show, we have, well, nothing. As I said, we're more than willing to accept their claims that ...

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