Two, they did not show the MicroTurbine, Unless I scanned the video to quick.
Three, Capstone's units have built in recouperators and use "Foil" bearings and need no lubrication and or cooling system, tons of oil and anti-freeze saved.
Four, Turbines are potentially Omnivorous, and that is a huge plus to be able to burn anything.
Five...And now the bad news....
About a year ago I spoke with a friend who actually worked on such a project that will remain anonymous. In his humble opinion, this was a good technology for buses or larger vehicles but nothing smaller. I trust this gents judgment.
Food for thought....
..good post...Capstone was founded with the idea of a microturbine for cars....they have found other uses for it over the years including the buses you talked about...but now we fianlly have this...of course this is only a step..but it looks promising....and hopefully as time goes by it will get better and better and cheaper
74 posts and not one mention thay Chrysler was driving a turbine car around 40 years ago.
“About a year ago I spoke with a friend who actually worked on such a project that will remain anonymous. In his humble opinion, this was a good technology for buses or larger vehicles but nothing smaller. I trust this gents judgment.”
A small turbo diesel would be a reasonable replacement for a small turbine. The turbo diesel would give similar effiency and less noise. On the other hand, it would be heavier and more complex.
On the other hand, new material may change the viability of micro turbines.
That's okay. If I could get a 40 mpg RV I would take it. Rather than force everyone into a Smart car making the bigger ones more efficient sounds good. I don't see that being bad news.