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LA 2009: CMT-380 packs microturbine, li-ion battery into a matte black package

The CMT-380 was the surprise basement find of the LA Auto Show. After working on the car for four years, inventor Richard Hilleman was the man of the hour as he fielded questions about his unusual microturbine-lithium-ion hybrid powertrain fitted to a GTM Supercar kit body. Hilleman has owned an electric vehicle – a converted Porsche 550 Spyder – for at 15 years and has constantly upgraded it. The EV used to have just 30 hp with lead acids but now uses lithium ferrous batteries and has 200 hp. The 100-mile range hasn't ... Read more →

LA Preview: CMT-380 plug-in diesel hybrid supercar uses microturbine, li-ion batteries Sebastian Blanco

A heretofore unknown supercar called the CMT-380 will be on display at the LA Auto Show this week. The company behind the concept, Capstone Technologies, says that the microturbine under the hood ...

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

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 ...

Altairnano to get tested in Designline hybrid buses Domenick Yoney

The lithium titanate batteries by Altairnano has been tried in powerstations, trucks and even a dragster and will soon have the opportunity to prove their metal in a hybrid bus application. The ...

LA 2009: CMT-380 packs microturbine, li-ion battery into a matte black package 16 days ago on Autoblog Green

The CMT-380 was the surprise basement find of the LA Auto Show. After working on the car for four years, inventor Richard Hilleman was the man of the hour as he fielded questions about his unusual microturbine-lithium-ion hybrid powertrain fitted to a GTM Supercar kit body. Hilleman has owned ...

LA Preview: CMT-380 plug-in diesel hybrid supercar uses microturbine, li-ion batteries 20 days ago on Autoblog Green

A heretofore unknown supercar called the CMT-380 will be on display at the LA Auto Show this week. The company behind the concept, Capstone Technologies, says that the microturbine under the hood is basically an "ultra-clean and quiet jet engine," and the announced performance specs bear this ...

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 ...

Altairnano to get tested in Designline hybrid buses 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The lithium titanate batteries by Altairnano has been tried in powerstations, trucks and even a dragster and will soon have the opportunity to prove their metal in a hybrid bus application. The company has announced that they have received an order for four demo battery packs by the innovative bus ...


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