Raser Technologies (RZ) Will Showcase Plug-In Hybrid SUV

Truck and SUV owners may soon be able to have their cake and eat it, too. Raser Technologies just announced that it will showcase an extended-range plug-in hybrid SUV that gets over 100 miles per gallon at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Congress in Detroit. And, according to Raser, it’s fast and powerful enough to satisfy even the  toughest drivers.

Hotstocked.com has a description of the vehicle:

The four-wheel drive vehicle that was developed with the help of FEV, Inc. and an unnamed global automaker is said to be capable of almost zero greenhouse gas emissions, while recharging after every 40-mile distance. It also features Raser Technology’s high-tech 200 kilowatt Symetron Enhanced AC induction motor and drive system which helps to recharge the lithium-ion battery packs and to slow down the vehicle. The company also claimed that the induction motor which is directly connected to the transmission will provide the vehicle with incomparable torque and rate of velocity accession, while it does not compromise its 4-wheel drive performance.

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