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Nation-E's electric Hummer H1 can power itself and others
It may not be the first electric Hummer out on the roads -- we hear a certain Terminator-turned-Governor has one -- but Nation-E's so-called AngelH1 is something of a first nonetheless. Not only is it an all-electric Hummer H1, but it packs a 60 kW battery that lets it double as a mobile charging station for other vehicles, construction sites, or even buildings in an emergency situation. No word on pricing or availability just yet, but it looks like Nation-E is taking a bit of a cue from DieHard to demonstrate its battery technology -- the company will be using one of its 40kW batteries to power a three-hour DJ set at the E-Car-Tec exhibition in Munich, Germany later this month. Full press release is after the break.
The Hummer phone gets real
Looks like the French electronics company Modelabs will be reported making a handset specifically for Hummer. Nope, from all respects, this new won't be made by any "famous maker" with just Hummer stickers or something. No sir, this baby packs some respectable specs and the only knock we see if lack of 3G data. Full specs after the break. the market demographics for civilian Hummer vehicles are pretty macho and all that, so this handset, understandably, has that same feel from just looking at photos of it (yes, it's made of "premium materials"). We'll see if it has that "tank" feeling once we have one in out mitts -- hopefully soon. A summary of features includes: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (eww), 262K color touchscreen with virtual keyboard, microSD slot, MP3 player and FM radio and a weight of 100 grams.
