OhGizmo! » Archive » Capstone CMT-380 Hybrid Supercar Uses Jet Engine, Gets 80 MPG.

If you’re thinking this will never make production, think again. Capstone already has commercial buses running and it will not be long before the same technology is brought to passenger cars. In theory, the turbine engine is perfect for an onboard generator to charge batteries. It runs very efficiently, while being compact and has the ability to run on almost any fuel. Only issue might be the jet like noise that it produces which remains to be seen whether it will be acceptable to buyers.

Capstone CMT-380 electric hybrid supercar with microturbines.