By PAUL FOY
AP Business Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah company has developed a versatile electric SUV that can run indefinitely with help from a tiny engine that keeps the vehicle charged.
The vehicle can even power a house in an emergency.
Raser Technologies Inc. of Provo will debut its four-wheel-drive prototype at a Detroit auto show later this month.
Company executives call it the most advanced hybrid design so far - a plug-in that also uses a 2.0-liter engine to charge lithium-ion batteries and provide direct power to the electric motor.
Raser's SUV, assembled by Auburn Hills, Mich.-based FEV Inc., will be showcased at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress on April 20.
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