I don’t know if anyone needs 770 horsepower, a 200mph top speed and the ability to go 0 to 60mph in 3 seconds, but these are electric cars…from the press release:

Capstone Turbine Corporation today announced that Velozzi, a Los Angeles-based car designer and manufacturer, will become the first auto company to integrate Capstone’s ultra-clean C65 and C30 microturbines into a electric supercar (above) and a crossover vehicle (below).

“The first electric supercar with a 65-kilowatt microturbine will be available in late 2010.  The SOLO crossover, featuring a 30-kilowatt Capstone microturbine, will be available in 2011,” stated Velozzi CEO, Roberto Velozzi.  “The selling price for both vehicles is to be determined,” added Velozzi.

The Velozzi Supercar will be powered by a 770-horsepower AC-induction electric motor charged by an on-board Capstone C65 microturbine.  The supercar is designed to accelerate from 0-60mph in just three seconds and reach a top speed of over 200 mph, according to Velozzi.

The SOLO will be a lightweight electric crossover with an on-board 30-kilowatt Capstone microturbine that will charge the crossover’s batteries and super capacitors while in operation or at rest.

Current plug-in electric vehicle driving ranges can be relatively short between battery charges.  A microturbine is designed to dramatically extends the driving range of the vehicle.  According to Velozzi their cars will operate on 100 percent battery power in zero-emissions mode for a range of up to 200 miles.  Then, when the batteries reach a pre-determined state of discharge, the Capstone microturbine quietly and efficiently recharges the batteries on the fly to extend the driving range up to 1,000 miles.

The diesel-fueled Capstone microturbine produces ultra-low emissions and is stated to require less maintenance than the traditional combustion engine found in today’s hybrid-electric vehicles.  Capstone microturbines can run on diesel, bio-diesel, ethanol, methanol, jet fuel, propane and compressed natural gas.  Capstone was recently awarded a Department of Energy grant to develop a flex fuel turbine that will operate on agricultural syngas and hydrogen.

via: globe newswire