A Hummer H3 modded by Utah’s Raser technology has significantly trumped the Prius in green credentials and performance. The earth-friendly machine can manage an incredible 100+ mpg, about double that of the puny 51 mpg attributed to the Prius. On top of that, it can also manage 0 to 60 in 8.5 seconds; Toyota is aiming for sub-10 seconds with their next generation model.
So what’s under the hood. The power-plant that works the magic is a 260-horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EcoTech engine. On top of that, there is a 100-kilowatt generator that is used to recharge the 600-pound battery bank. What’s more it is a plug-in hybrid and will manage a 40-mile trip on electricity alone.
No word yet on price, but we are talking aftermarket modifications to a Hummer, so it is pretty obvious that while the Raser Hummer H3 might totally kick Prius ass on performance and fuel economy, it is probably going to cost many times more than Toyota’s hybrid. [Raser via DVICE, Business Insider]
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3 responses
Apr 22, 2009 at 8:32 am
My God, these items are so tedious. So a custom-built, super-expensive, modded-all-to-hell-and-back Hummer plug-in beats the Prius anyone can drive off the showroom floor for $26,000? Someone pass me the smelling salts; I think I might just swoon. You ever think of comparing apples to apples on this one? Any number of companies are out there today performing similar modifications for the Prius–you might look at HyMotion, just to name one–that will get you around 100 MPG for the cost of the conversion (between 5 and 10 K). And that’s not mad-science lab, one of a kind prototype stuff–you can actually buy these things right now! They’re out on the streets!
“Pwn’d,” my ass. I get so tired of these contrarian for the sake of being contrarian articles. Do some basic research.
Apr 22, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Don’t you just love innovation competing in the free market? Now one can have his cake and eat it too!
Apr 22, 2009 at 10:20 pm
My article seems to have struck a raw nerve. It (your response) smacks of, “my significant other left me for a dude in a Hummer” or out-of-control Prius fanboy who can’t read between the lines of an obviously tongue-in-cheek article; I just can’t make up my mind as to which.
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