600 hp and 60 mpg.

F32Fleet · 10-25-2007, 07:38 AM

"....Goodwin leads me over to a red 2005 H3 Hummer that's up on jacks, its mechanicals removed. He aims to use the turbine to turn the Hummer into a tricked-out electric hybrid. Like most hybrids, it'll have two engines, including an electric motor. But in this case, the second will be the turbine, Goodwin's secret ingredient. Whenever the truck's juice runs low, the turbine will roar into action for a few seconds, powering a generator with such gusto that it'll recharge a set of "supercapacitor" batteries in seconds. This means the H3's electric motor will be able to perform awesome feats of acceleration and power over and over again, like a Prius on steroids. What's more, the turbine will burn biodiesel, a renewable fuel with much lower emissions than normal diesel; a hydrogen-injection system will then cut those low emissions in half. And when it's time to fill the tank, he'll be able to just pull up to the back of a diner and dump in its excess french-fry grease--as he does with his many other Hummers. Oh, yeah, he adds, the horsepower will double--from 300 to 600.

"Conservatively," Goodwin muses, scratching his chin, "it'll get 60 miles to the gallon. With 2,000 foot-pounds of torque. You'll be able to smoke the tires. And it's going to be superefficient."

He laughs. "Think about it: a 5,000-pound vehicle that gets 60 miles to the gallon and does zero to 60 in five seconds!"..."

This months issue of Fast Company "Motor Messiah"

DrewKo · 10-25-2007, 10:17 AM

What is the name of that company? I would buy its stock today.

ToddPhilly · 10-25-2007, 10:27 AM

All that for the reasonable price of $500,000.

Hawkeye · 10-25-2007, 10:46 AM

I would say 500,000 is a reasonable price for all of that.

F32Fleet · 10-25-2007, 11:17 AM

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/...d-messiah.html

Here's the full article. The company name is ecotek.

ToddPhilly · 10-25-2007, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I would say 500,000 is a reasonable price for all of that.

I was more making a joke about the concept of a turbine hybrid being in a production car. $500k for prototype would probably be on par. I don't see pratt whitney discounting turbines to GM anytime soon...DrewKo, I would hold off on that stock purchase for a while

F32Fleet · 10-25-2007, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToddPhilly

I was more making a joke about the concept of a turbine hybrid being in a production car. $500k for prototype would probably be on par. I don't see pratt whitney discounting turbines to GM anytime soon...DrewKo, I would hold off on that stock purchase for a while

Army surplus???

ScBlacksunshine · 10-25-2007, 12:58 PM

Great technology, unfortunately on a crappy oversized POS SUV

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F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3606 Rep 10,367 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	600 hp and 60 mpg. "....Goodwin leads me over to a red 2005 H3 Hummer that's up on jacks, its mechanicals removed. He aims to use the turbine to turn the Hummer into a tricked-out electric hybrid. Like most hybrids, it'll have two engines, including an electric motor. But in this case, the second will be the turbine, Goodwin's secret ingredient. Whenever the truck's juice runs low, the turbine will roar into action for a few seconds, powering a generator with such gusto that it'll recharge a set of "supercapacitor" batteries in seconds. This means the H3's electric motor will be able to perform awesome feats of acceleration and power over and over again, like a Prius on steroids. What's more, the turbine will burn biodiesel, a renewable fuel with much lower emissions than normal diesel; a hydrogen-injection system will then cut those low emissions in half. And when it's time to fill the tank, he'll be able to just pull up to the back of a diner and dump in its excess french-fry grease--as he does with his many other Hummers. Oh, yeah, he adds, the horsepower will double--from 300 to 600. "Conservatively," Goodwin muses, scratching his chin, "it'll get 60 miles to the gallon. With 2,000 foot-pounds of torque. You'll be able to smoke the tires. And it's going to be superefficient." He laughs. "Think about it: a 5,000-pound vehicle that gets 60 miles to the gallon and does zero to 60 in five seconds!"..." This months issue of Fast Company "Motor Messiah"
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F32Fleet Lieutenant General 3606 Rep 10,367 Posts Drives: 2015 435i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southeastern US iTrader: (0)	http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/...d-messiah.html Here's the full article. The company name is ecotek.
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