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ETV Motors demonstrates extended-range Prius with microturbine Posted by AutoBlogGreen 1 year 20 weeks ago - Tags: 
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| There are companies that burst onto the scene producing not one, but several innovative products and there are companies that promise lots of tech that just sounds too good to be true. Which category ETV Motors falls into is yet to be determined, but their recent demonstration of a proof-of-concept range extended electric vehicle (REEV) utilizing a microturbine for power generation should certainly have folks discussing both possibilities. While they are not the first to use a microturbine as a range extender, they claim that their machine is superior to current state-of-the-art examples and will reach efficiencies of up to 60 percent in the final production version. Using a Prius as their prototype platform, they replaced the stock nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery with large format lithium ion one and installed a liquid fueled gas turbine to charge it. Apparently, the gas engine in the vehicle was disabled for the test. In operation, the turbine's "quiet whisper" was, according to ETV Motors chief executive Dror Ben David,"music to our ears." Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be video available of the session, so we can't share this sweet sound with you.Perhaps even a bigger breakthrough is the battery tech the Israeli company is developing. While it's unclear whether it was involved in the REEV demonstration, they are working on a couple different cells using lithium manganese nickel oxide (LMNS). The best of these is said provide 240 Wh/kg, be capable of achieving over 3,000 cycles and cost as little as $200/kWh. Impressive stuff indeed though, as with so many ventures in their infancy, time will tell. Hit the jump for video for ETV Motors COO talking up his company as well as the official press release.[Source: ETV Motors via Green Car Congress]Continue reading ETV Motors demonstrates extended-range Prius with microturbineFiled under: Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Middle EastETV Motors demonstrates extended-range Prius with microturbine originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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