LA Preview: CMT-380 plug-in diesel hybrid supercar uses microturbine, li-ion batteries

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , LA Auto Show Capstone Turbine CMT-380 - click to enlarge A heretofore unknown supercar called the CMT-380 will be on display at the LA Auto Show this week. The company behind the concept, Capstone Technologies , says that the microturbine under the hood is basically an “ultra-clean and quiet jet engine,” and the announced performance specs bear this out: 0-60 is taken care of in a quick 3.9 seconds and the top speed is 150 mph.

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