Eco Factor: Efficient turbine engine for extended-range hybrid car.
Israel’s ETV Motors has unveiled a proof-of-concept extended range hybrid vehicle, in the shell of a Toyota Prius, which the company claims can run for 50 miles on a single charge. Unlike other extended range vehicles that rely on convention piston engines to refuel the batteries, ETV’s car features a small, clean, quiet, efficient and inexpensive jet turbine engine.
The jet turbine engine, which can run on a variety of fuels including bio-diesel, can replace the piston engines to periodically recharge the lithium-ion battery pack, ensuring that it’s always electric power that runs the wheels. The company claims that their jet turbine engine, which doesn’t actually propel the vehicle, is more efficient than the piston engines used in vehicles such as the Toyota Prius.
Via: Israel21C
