http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/ Engadget Comments for Raser Technologies develops 100MPG Hummer H3 just to spite Al Gore http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
#2 Even if a Hummer got 1000 MPG, it wouldn't change the fact it has a tight, cramped interior and its "utility" space pales in comparison to every other full sized SUV on the market.

#3 If a Hummer gets 100MPg, will the ecoterrorists stop attacking them?]]>Apr 28th 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/2.Yes
3.NO]]>Apr 28th 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
A base, AWD, Hummer H3 gets 16mpg on a combined cycle.
A base, AWD, Toyota FJ Cruiser gets 16mpg on a combined cycle
A base, AWD, Toyota Sequoia gets 14mpg on a combined cycle
A base, AWD, Toyota Tundra gets 15mpg on a combined cycle
A base, AWD, VW Touareg gets 16mpg on a combined cycle
A base, AWD, Nissan Armada gets 14mpg on a combined cycle
A base, AWD, Saab 9-7X gets 16mpg on a combined cycle
A base, AWD, Volvo XC 90 gets 16mpg on a combined cycle

The H3 has a lot of company.]]>Apr 28th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
That's actually the definition of gas mileage... a measure of gas (which has a finite amount of energy per unit) vs distance. It's 100% about efficiency.]]>Apr 28th 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
I think he is referring to the overall energy efficiency, from both gasoline and electrical sources, since it looks like the batteries have to be charged to get the gas mileage figure. ]]>Apr 28th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
The only good thing about the commercial Hummer is the Torsen differential system but since 99.9% of people who buy them never go off road it's completely fucking wasted.

It's like buying a gold plated Aztec. It may be expensive but it's just a large mobile sign saying "I am such a moron."]]>Apr 28th 2009 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
Public transportation FTW!]]>Apr 28th 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
Your silly, anti-Hummer prejudice is showing. At least attempt to make a rational argument.]]>Apr 28th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/You are correct in that I do have a prejudice against the Hummer series. They weren't a good idea to begin with. I just feel like the first one was the best looking but the most impractical, and the 2 and 3 got progressively uglier, but a bit smaller. Just doesn't make up for the fact that they should not exist in this global economic/environmental climate. They are a token of American inefficiency. ]]>Apr 28th 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/I have yet to see a dirty Hummer. Few people use these things for off-roading. Pickups, on the other hand, come into town caked with mud.]]>Apr 28th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
Now you want to amend your statement - it's too big and wide "for personal transportation." I hope you feel the same about limousines, which are often ferrying around a single executive. Lastly, as long as you're talking about inefficiency, I assume you feel the same about other less efficient, "frivolous" forms of transportation: RVs and Boats use substantially more fuel than Hummers. Pickups are often used for personal transportation and use about the same amount of fuel, as do virtually all older V8 powered muscle cars and most modern exotics. As long as you're willing to take all of these items off the market along with the Hummer, then I won't call you a hypocrite.

Hey, I won't argue with you about NYC: I've been there and there's no way in hell I'd own a Hummer there (actually, I doubt I'd own a vehicle at all). However, as great as NYC is (I loved the city and would like to visit again some time), it isn't representative of the vast majority of the United States, which is, by and large, wide open country. You know, the sort of places where the Hummer was created to be.]]>Apr 28th 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
I don't know about where you live but where I'm from (Rochester, MI) Hummers are a pretty common thing on the road, especially for the teenagers because of the over-protective parents. So when you mix just the slightest bit of mud/dirt/snow with a teenager and their hummer, you end up with dozens of dirty rides throughout town. Hell, even some of the grown-ups get their hands a little muddy.]]>Apr 28th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 29th 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
@ Dean:
Not when the electric companies decide to gouge prices. You think OPEC is bad? Just wait until electric companies know that you HAVE to use their electricity to get around. Service fees will skyrocket. Just look how much service fees go up in the summer when people run air conditioners. On the other hand, its not like Natural Gas companies are any better. They up their service fees and prices per unit in the winter time as well. ]]>Apr 28th 2009 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
These vehicles should have two ratings:

1. Miles per kilowatt hour in EV mode.
2. Miles per gallon in series-hybrid mode.
]]>Apr 28th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
For plug-in hybrids, it's messy, since there's too many variables.

Perhaps we need to define what a standard charge unit is in kilowatt hours, then say miles per gallon @ standard charge.
]]>Apr 29th 2009 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Might want to leave car stuff to car people ;)
"100 MPG" Electric Hummer H3 Doesn't Actually Get 100 MPG"
http://jalopnik.com/5219773/100-mpg-electric-hummer-h3-doesnt-actually-get-100-mpg]]>Apr 28th 2009 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
hope they didnt spend a lot of money on research and development.

and for those complaining about the size (and the misrepresentation/nisunderstanding from the article)... this is the h3 they are dealing with. not the massive gas guzzling h2. the h3 gets average gas mileage already (19mpg realistically)... so its not exactly difficult to accomplish.]]>Apr 28th 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
These hybrids are smart now because they figured out finally that regular car engines are INEFFICIENT AS HELL, and a small efficient generator powering batteries is a lot more efficient ]]>Apr 28th 2009 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
This issue is confusing enough already, but these companies know exactly what they're doing when they come out with these idiotic claims. All they're doing is throwing away any hope of having a shred of credibility.]]>Apr 29th 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Apr 28th 2009 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
Thats some horrible reporting. It only averages about 100 MPG on a 65mile trip. You'd have to extrapolate the data out past the last data point given "200 miles at 33MPG" to arrive at the actual average for a 440 mile trip.

You had better start having editors screen the articles Engadget, you're starting to lose credibility with your reporting. This isn't the first time I've read the actual source only to find out Engadget had horrible misreported the facts.]]>Apr 28th 2009 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/
They might as well say, it gets infinite number of miles per gallon*

(*-only moving downhill)]]>Apr 28th 2009 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/28/raser-technologies-develops-100mpg-hummer-h3-just-to-spite-al-go/Hey Carmine - don't knock the H3 - it rides very nice and is so comfortable and a pleasure to drive. The gas mileage is just about the same as every other SUV out there. The H3 is NOT too big to drive on the city streets. Are you nuts? I live in New Haven, CT and it is just fine. Don't talk trash about something you know nothing about. The vehicle is comfortable and smooth and will get us through anything if needed. Also, it has every neat electrical feature and comfort that you could possibly want. My H3 is black with chrome and I keep it sparkling clean. Everywhere we go it gets looks so shut your pie hole.
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