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Los Angeles based carmaker Velozzi has announced that its two models, the Velozzi Supercar and the Velozzi SOLO crossover will be equipped with the Capstone C65 and C30 microturbines. The Velozzi Supercar is powered by AC-induction electric motor that’s charged by an on-board Capstone…  Read More →

Velozzi, a Los Angeles-based car designer and manufacturer, will integrate Capstone Turbine’s C65 and C30 microturbines into its electric supercar and a crossover vehicle, respectively. Capstone said that these would be the first production automotive applications of its microturbines, which…  Read More →

How cool is this: Jaguar is developing a range-extended luxury hybrid that may use a tiny gas turbine to power the electric motor. As crazy as the idea might sound, the British government is bankrolling the idea to the tune of $24 million. Jaguar Land Rover is working on the car with British gas turbine manufacturer Bladon Jets and electric motor... 

Turbine cars have long been a pipe dream since the dawn of the jet age that first spurred imaginations all over the world some sixty years ago. But practically speaking, turbine cars have never really taken off. They were either incredibly dangerous or prohibitively expensive (or both, like the Chrysler Patriot). They have also been beset by... 

Although little more than an idea on paper right now, Sauter Carbon Offset Design has set its sights on being the first company in the world to cater to the as-yet-non-existent ultra-rich luxury green yacht crowd. The first vessel they hope to sell will be the Transcendence, a 49 meter superyacht with a Mercedes Benz diesel powerplant hooked to... 

Capstone Turbine Corporation —a company normally known for making microturbines that provide back-up power for industrial and commercial operations—has built a prototype extended-range, diesel-electric supercar that has a 0-60 mph time of 3.9 seconds, a top speed of 150 mph and can go 80 miles on battery power alone before a diesel-powered... 

Last year Land Rover filled us in on their plans to build a diesel-powered, plug-in hybrid version of their Range Rover Sport. The vehicle is reported to have a 20 mile all-electric range and emit a relatively small 100 g of carbon dioxide per mile. Land Rover currently has 5 prototypes of the thing in testing on the roads of Britain  Read More →

Researchers have found a way to create a battery out of Nickel and Lithium that can store more than 3.5 times the energy of lithium-ion batteries and are much safer to boot. Lithium-ion batteries are great and all—having heralded in a new age of portable electronics and allowed for the possibility of mass-market electric cars —but they have... 

A startup EV manufacturer from Southern California has developed a battery-electric delivery truck with swappable batteries. Balqon Corporation, based in Harbor City, CA, unveiled the Mule M150 for Class 7 and Class 8 short-haul freight transit. The Mule — shown at left — can seat two, features lithium-ion batteries and with a 230V... 

A startup EV manufacturer from Southern California has developed a battery-electric delivery truck with swappable batteries. Balqon Corporation, based in Harbor City, CA, unveiled the Mule M150 for Class 7 and Class 8 short-haul freight transit. The Mule — shown at left — can seat two, features lithium-ion batteries and with a 230V... 

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