2009-07-11 23:01:36 - ETV Motors Ltd. announced the successful completion of a milestone test of its novel Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV) architecture. A gas microturbine generator re-charges the battery when it depletes, enabling the vehicle's driving range to be significantly extended. For this test drive, ETVM engineers modified a Toyota Prius, replacing the nickel metal hydride battery with a large-format Lithium Ion battery. A liquid fueled, gas turbine generator was retrofitted to the car to charge the battery.

HERZLIYA, Israel – July 12, 2009: ETV Motors Ltd. (ETVM), an Israeli start-up developing innovative electric-vehicle (EV) propulsion technology, announced today it had successfully completed a milestone test of its novel Range-Extended Electric Vehicle (REEV) architecture.

The company's REEV architecture includes an on-board charger. While the vehicle is in motion, a gas microturbine generator re-charges the battery when it depletes. Re-charging the battery's energy level in this way enables the vehicle's driving range to be significantly extended

For its milestone test drive, the company modified a Toyota Prius sedan, replacing its factory-supplied nickel metal hydride battery with a large-format Lithium Ion battery. A liquid fueled, gas turbine generator was retrofitted to the car to charge the battery.

With its standard internal combustion

engine disabled, the customized vehicle operates as a plug-in hybrid, complete with onboard range extender.

ETV Motors’ innovative new battery and microturbine technology leverages advanced nanotechnology and aviation engineering principles to deliver greater energy efficiency than today’s hybrid electric vehicle platforms. Automobile and automotive subsystem manufacturers utilizing ETV Motors’ REEV architecture to power automotive EV drivetrains will ensure significantly longer driving ranges and lower operating costs for their customers.

"This milestone is a major pre-requisite for materializing our vision of plug-in EVs equipped with fuel-efficient, low-emission gas turbines for range extension", commented ETV Motors chief executive Dror Ben David.

"To those of us working to make the vision real, the on-board turbine's quiet whisper was music to our ears."

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About ETV Motors Ltd: ETVM is developing and commercializing novel technology for electrical vehicle propulsion. It draws on the interdisciplinary experience of a team with strong backgrounds in industry and academia. The company was established in 2008. More information at www.etvmotors.com

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