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Ford S-Max based micro-turbine plug-in series hybrid [w/VIDEO]

If a car is going to use a series hybrid or extended range EV powertrain a a conventional piston engine is hardly the optimal package for a range extender. Something smaller and more power dense would be preferred. A small turbine engine is one possibility and that's exactly the approach taken by Langford Performance engineering. They've used a micro-turbine from California-based Capstone Turbine. A turbine works well in this type of application because it can run at constant speed. The package has been integrated into a Ford S-Max MPV along ... Read more →

A raft of microturbine hybrid buses to be built in North Carolina Domenick Yoney

There seems to be tons of innovative technologies being proposed, tried and tested these days. Some of the wilder ideas disappear quickly while others, which were thought to have gone extinct, make a ...

Ford S-Max based micro-turbine plug-in series hybrid [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

If a car is going to use a series hybrid or extended range EV powertrain a a conventional piston engine is hardly the optimal package for a range extender. Something smaller and more power dense would be preferred. A small turbine engine is one possibility and that's exactly the approach taken by ...

A raft of microturbine hybrid buses to be built in North Carolina 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There seems to be tons of innovative technologies being proposed, tried and tested these days. Some of the wilder ideas disappear quickly while others, which were thought to have gone extinct, make a dramatic comeback. One such cool tech is the automotive turbine. Capstone Turbine Corporation has ...


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