‘Electric car can go 40 miles for a dollar,’ if cars get made. New technology but no manufacturer

Edward Furia says the electric car technology his Bellevue-based firm, AFS Trinity Power Corp. http://www.afstrinity.com/ , has developed could end the United States’ dependence on oil.

AFS Trinity’s prototype sport utility vehicles can go 40 miles on a single charge from a standard electric outlet, at which point a gas-powered engine takes over. The SUVs reach top speeds of 90 mph on the highway — and accelerate without a hitch, as Furia demonstrated while speeding Monday on Westlake Avenue North.

Gov. Chris Gregoire will take one of the firm’s two working prototypes on a test drive Tuesday.

By JOSEPH TARTAKOFF
P-I REPORTER

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