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Forklift inspires add-on hybrid device | New Hampshire NEWS02
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Gugger said with his device, a Toyota Camry could get 50 to 60 miles per gallon, a nearly 100 percent increase. “Say you had a 20-mile ride to work. By the time you get there, your batteries would be pretty much depleted. Plug them in during the day, and then when you come home, the same thing.”
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Not too many technical details other than:
- hitch-mounted
- uses a golf cart motor (17 hp peak)
- single trailer tire
- 48 volts (4x 12v marine batteries)
- "through the road" parallel system: can either push the car on its own, or assist the gasoline engine
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After more than four years of work and three prototypes, Gugger said he's ready to sell the device's patent and have other people apply the finishing touches. He would also be willing to work with others — perhaps move to a fourth prototype — if he can entice a team of collaborators.
He thinks its shelf price will be around $4,000 to $5,000 and that it will eventually come in three sizes.
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He justifies the price by saying, that's about the price differential to get a hybrid, and this system has the advantage of being transferrable to your next vehicle.