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Capstone Supercar CMT-380 the high performance hybrid electric microturbine vehicle Debut at LA Auto Show

Capstone Supercar CMT-380

The Capstone CMT-380 was the surprise basement find of the LA Auto Show.The Capstone CMT-380 is essentially a prototype show car designed to highlight the technology and products available from Capstone Turbine Corporation. The concept for the high performance hybrid electric microturbine vehicle was developed by Electronic Arts (EA) Chief Creative Director Richard Hilleman.

Capstone Supercar CMT-380

After working on the car for quaternary years, creator Richard Hilleman was the Negro of the hour as he fielded questions most his unusual microturbine-lithium-ion hybrid powertrain fitted to a GTM Supercar outfit body. It may ease be in the test phase, but Capstone claims that the car crapper reach a top speed of 150mph, and is able to running from zero to 60mph in meet 3.9 seconds.

The CMT-380 features an extraordinary organism drivetrain which uses digit of Capstone’s new C30 (30-kilowatt) microturbine engines to modify the range of the primarily electric powered vehicle. The turbine can be run on either diesel or biodiesel.

Capstone Supercar CMT-380

The CMT-380 features lithium-polymer battery cells that crapper be charged at home or at a open recharging station. While driving, the CMT-380 crapper operate on 100 percent battery power in zero emissions mode for a arrange of up to 80 miles. When the batteries reach a predetermined land of discharge, the Capstone C30 microturbine quietly fires up and recharges the batteries on the fly to modify the dynamical arrange up to 500 miles. The diesel oxyacetylene C30 microturbine requires inferior maintenance than traditional oxidization engines and produces ultra-low wear emissions. Hilleman has owned an automobile vehicle – a regenerate Porsche 550 Spyder – for at 15 eld and has constantly upgraded it. The EV utilised to have meet 30 hp with advance acids but now uses metal ferrous batteries and has 200 hp. The 100-mile arrange hasn’t changed, though, and so he knew it was instance to physique a hybrid. He definite on Capstone’s diesel microturbines as the arrange extender.

Capstone Supercar CMT-380

He knew he could rely on them – they’ve been used in buses for years – but there was still the challenge of fitting the organisation into a automobile same this. Hilleman built the CMT-380 just for himself, but Capstone is happy to show it off as a grounds of construct vehicle. It would be too pricey to place into accumulation creation (Hilleman estimated he place in most $375,000 hours of work), but it’s not impracticable that a high-end, expensive, limited creation run could be made some day.

Capstone Supercar CMT-380

Right now, Hilleman is really happy with his creation. He especially loves the sound of the vehicle. Three feet to the side of the car, the microturbine puts out about 87 dB, but in the cabin, it’s nearly silent. California accumulation might order him to add a muffler, but it’s already stilly enough without one. He’s got a solution for that problem, should he need it.
 

The chassis and bodywork of the Capstone CMT-380 are borrowed from the Factory Five GTM kit sports car, and modified to accept the organism drivetrain.
Capstone Supercar CMT-380

\”Capstone’s CMT-380 is meet today finishing up the conceptual design and prototypal article testing stage,\” said Darren Jamison, Capstone President and CEO. \”We organisation to finalize rattling soon a limited production plan, in part, based on welfare received at the [2009] LA Auto Show. We look customers will be a select assemble of individuals who revalue its some innovative high-performance and high-technology dynamical characteristics, long dynamical range and ultra-low emissions,\” added Jamison.
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2009 Mazda Sports Car RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle with Norwegian specifications in HyNor

2009 Mazda Sports Car RX-8 Hydrogen RE
2009 Japan Mazda Motor Corporation (HIROSHIMA) declared that it has built the prototypal Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle with Norwegian specifications, developed specifically for participation in HyNor, Norway’s national gas project. The prototypal unit module take part in ceremonies marking the authorised opening of HyNor’s gas stuff stations.
2009 Mazda Sports Car RX-8 Hydrogen RE

The initial opening ceremony module be held in Oslo on May 11, 2009. The RX-8 Hydrogen RE module then undergo certification to foregather local standards and module be used for maintenance body training. Mazda plans to commence leasing of Norse specification RX-8 Hydrogen RE models in Norway in summer 2009.

2009 Mazda Sports Car RX-8 Hydrogen RE
Unlike the RX-8 Hydrogen RE currently being leased in Japan, the HyNor-specification Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE is based on the latest European-specification Mazda RX-8 with left-hand intend and a manual transmission.

2009 Mazda Sports Car RX-8 Hydrogen RE

The HyNor send aims to enable hydrogen vehicles to travel along a 580-kilometer stretch of route by establishing a chain of hydrogen stations between metropolis and port in Norway.

2009 Mazda Sports Car RX-8 Hydrogen RE

Mazda united to collaborate with HyNor on the project in Nov 2007 and began validation of the RX-8 Hydrogen RE’s dynamical performance on Norwegian open anchorage in October 2008.
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