With fuel costs on the rise, consumers are searching for alternative methods of transportation. Ken Morgan, who hosts “Business for Lunch” on Financial News Radio (1510 KFNN), has been speaking with Dale Pinkert, a consultant from RadioWaves Relations, about Hybrid Technologies. Morgan and Pinkert recently discussed Hybrid’s line of all-electric vehicles, as well as the company’s participation in a hybrid vehicle competition.
Initially, Hybrid converted two popular vehicles with their lithium-ion batteries. The LiV™ SURGE (PT Cruiser) and the LiV™ FLASH (Mini-Cooper) were the first conversions offered in the Hybrid line and are still available. Hybrid has since branched out and developed its own vehicles. The LiV™ RUSH is a sportscar that reaches up to 120 mph. The LiV™ WISE was designed for city driving and will drive up to 180 miles per charge.
Hybrid’s main focus is in the development and production of 100-percent electric vehicles, but this focus hasn’t stopped Hybrid from making a mark in the hybrid (fuel-electric) market. The company is developing an entry vehicle for Popular Mechanic’s Automotive X Prize (AXP) competition. The goal of the AXP competition is to find out which vehicle has the highest performance and highest miles per gallon. Those at Popular Mechanics who have seen Hybrid’s AXP car have stated that the vehicle’s “performance blows away the Corvette” and its “mileage blows away Prius”.
A fully-electric vehicle that gets higher mileage than the Prius, which averages about 45 mpg, sounds like a dream. But for the vehicle to also have a higher performance level than a Corvette? Sounds unbelievable, but based upon the reaction from the team at Popular Mechanics, it sounds like Hybrid has created such a vehicle.
Hybrid is showing consumers that alternative vehicles don’t perform like a golf cart. The Hybrid vehicles are fun, efficient, and can be fast. To hear more about what Hybrid Technologies is up to from Dale Pinkert, consumers can tune into “Breakfast for Lunch” on Mondays and Wednesdays.
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