150 MPG (Equivalent): XH-150 and XH250 Hybrids

January 17, 2008 · Filed Under Alternative Fuels, Automotive Industry, Electric Vehicles (EV), Gasoline-Electric Hybrids, Hybrid Vehicles, Industry

At the DetroitÂ 2008 Car show… Details over at Autobloggreen…

AFS Trinity Power Corporation is displaying a new hybrid SUV (actually a converted Saturn Vue) that gets more than 150 mpge thanks to something AFS calls the Extreme Hybrid (XH). The SUV recently achieved “more than 150 miles per gallon of gasoline based on the EPA Combined Urban/Highway Driving Cycle with 6 days per week of 40 miles per day in all electric mode and one day at 100 miles with assistance of the gas engine.” The test reportedly returned mpge numbers of around 170, but AFS wants to use 150 so as not to leave people disappointed if they drive more aggressively or under different circumstances than the test was run in.