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

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 out: 0-60 mph is taken care of in a quick 3.9 seconds and the top speed is listed at 150 mph. The hybrid powertrain uses li-ion batteries along with the C30 microturbine to reach a range of 500 miles per tank (the size of the tank and an estimated MPG ... Read more →

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 Preview: CMT-380 plug-in diesel hybrid supercar uses microturbine, li-ion batteries 3 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] 5 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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