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Sam's
Club with Hybrid Technologies, Inc. had bee offering a lithium-powered Smart
Car with zero-emissions and including cutting-edge technology. They are a
publicly traded company.
Keith
Branyon a Fort Worth attorney was the lucky buyer of a Sam's Club
"Once-in-a-Lifetime" gift package after he wired the retailer $35,000
just in time to beat rival customers last month.
Mr.
Branyon said "It's really fun to drive." and "It's like a golf
cart with a super, super engine in it." He got the keys to his new car and
a VIP packaged to a shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center.
His
2007 Smart comes from Hybrid Technologies. It is a Lithium-powered
zero-emission vehicle and the national space center contributed space-based
intelligence for the car's advanced battery system.
Sam's
Club unique gift package also includes a behind-the-scenes, VIP trip to NASA's
Kennedy Space Center, to witness a shuttle launch first-hand. This package is
offered for $35,000. Sam's Club has been offering Once-in-a-Lifetime packages
for 4 years now.
In
2006, Sam's Club sold a Cessna Citation Mustang Jet for $2,734,600 sold in less
than 60 seconds.
Hybrid
Technologies, Smart has posted top speeds of 80 mph, along with 120 miles of
range and a 6-8 hour charging time. George Clooney has been promoting their new
electric Smart Car since last summer.
Hybrid
Technologies, Inc started filling orders for the car in February of 2007 and
recently did the "Once-in-a-Lifetime" gift package campaign with
Sam's Club. Hybrid Technologies originally developed a PT Cruiser as part of a
SPACE ACT Agreement with NASA.
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