CAPSTONE CMT380 BLACKBIRD TURBINE HYBRID ELECTRIC CAR MAKERS FAIRE SAN MATEO 2010

Capstone's CMT-380 hybrid supercar does 150MPH with batteries and a jet engine

The one shown in the video was filmed by me (wshsbro) at The Makers Faire in San Mateo California on 05-23-2010.

A 30kw Turbine in a FFR GTM Chassis with 24kwh of LiPoly batteries and a 230hp electric drive train. The result goes 85 miles as a plug-in electric or 500 miles as a diesel electric hybrid.

Step aside, Tesla -- we've just spotted the hottest Earth-lovin' supercar since the Lightning GT. The Capstone CMT-380 prototype is an automotive beast unlike anything we've ever seen. Rather than mixing batteries and a conventional engine, this whip combines the former with a diesel / biodiesel-powered microturbine, which is -- for all intents and purposes -- a jet engine. Reportedly, the car can reach 60MPH from a standstill in just 3.9 seconds, hit 150MPH before being cut off by the electronic limiter, cruise 80 miles on battery power alone and drive from Idaho Falls to Spokane on just a single tank of fuel. It's being bruited about that the company is considering flipping this bad boy into the production line, but with an estimated asking price north of $200,000, there's sufficient evidence to think that the volume here would remain relatively low. Hit up Autoblog Green's gallery of shots from the show floor below, but only if you love peering at high-resolution images of stealthy, sexy things.

For more information:

http://www.capstoneturbine.com/news/story.asp?id=536

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[DanFrederiksen]

the capstone turbine is way too inefficient, way too heavy and way too pricy to ever be relevant. it produces 30kW and weighs half a ton.

a scooter engine is much better.

but fast charge pure battery electric will rule for personal transport

[Cliffyhiphop]

Ummm...engine shot please...that's a GTM