Levi Pearson wrote: > Apparently the range on battery power is about 40 miles before the ICE > kicks in. From there, the effective mpg rating starts to go down, but > in the end (for 200+ mile trips) you average 33mpg, which is about > double the mpg from a stock Hummer.
I did read it and you're right that it's not 18 mpg. But I challenge the 33 mpg figure. Not because it's wrong, but because it's useless. For example, say you want to drive this wonderful electric hummer to some wilderness area. The moment you exceed your electrical range, you're essentially running on gasoline now, but in this case it's not like you're running the original, beefy V-8. Essentially the vehicle is now useless as an off-road vehicle with only half the horse power. So yes you get 33 mpg on your trip to the mountains, but only when you're going downhill with a tail wind. Given all this, I'm not so sure the government should ever invest in this company. Interesting technology, poor application. At least with a full-size engine and hybrid you'd still get pretty darn good mileage in the city, and still be able to actually use the vehicle out on the road. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
