Comments on: Capstone (CPST) Integrates C30 Microturbine Into Ford S-Max Plugin Hybrid (Whisper Eco-Logic)

By: Max Lenz

Max Lenz — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:31:16 +0000

people have no problem to pay 50k$ for a sports car so convert this capstone prototype to enable using it as a totem at home plus at working place plus at parents place plus…

By: The humbling of Haley, or the diesel supercar | The Green Mileage

The humbling of Haley, or the diesel supercar | The Green Mileage — Sun, 02 May 2010 18:06:53 +0000

[...] seems elegant compared to what’s underneath other hybrid hoods. But nowhere, except in various comments I found, could I find a mention of price. While Capstone says it has no interest in creating commercial [...]

By: Mr. TILLIER

Mr. TILLIER — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:26:17 +0000

Why don’t they use the following principles to cancel the noise of the turbine:

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/noise-canceling-headphone.htm

http://www.cerfacs.fr/5-26802-Aeroacoustics.php

could that work?

By: The humbling of Haley, or the diesel supercar « The Green Mileage

The humbling of Haley, or the diesel supercar « The Green Mileage — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:10:03 +0000

By: carlos

carlos — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:24:05 +0000

i have been in the stock for 5 years. cpst has added new sizes and done all the work related to CHP and alt. fuels. they are just not urgent marketers.
these turbines are the real deal. nothing is fake and they have proven their performance. as far as the hybrid car….
yeah, that is a super joke! there is a possibility for a market in buses for sure. i road in one of their first buses about 6 years ago. it was a problem because of the noise. the noise was high pitched. diesels are often stupidly noisy, but the lower frequency of the noise is more tolerable.
ultimately, i would guess they can continue to improve the noise issue. if
you take away the noise you have a very efficient and unobtrusive machine.
but a car? thats just a gimmick. if you believe that than i have a story about a building (3) to sell you. the towers and wtc7.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:20:50 +0000

This turbine is going to be the Capstone on the grave of the internal combustion engine.

By: gilda

gilda — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:39:24 +0000

Ford could mass produce,and lower costs, Electric is a lot cheaper than gas.A lot of people look at long term operation cost, I can forsee this car and many like it in the future. Give me quality fuel efficiency any day.

By: Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:35:02 +0000

Just my $0.02. And I am probably gonna get blasted for it, but here goes. I am an engineer in the middle of a high performance E/V conversion. I love what I have, but am looking for a range extender. Here are some numbers for you that I have found/acquired. Miles per Kwh(Killowatt hours)= between 3-4(depending on vehicle size, weight, etc). Kw(killowatts) necessary to maintain a vehicle at 65mph = approx. 12-18 (depending on vehicle size, weight, etc). Gph(Gallons per hour), diesel to generate 30Kw = 1.09. Kwh/gallon = 27.5229358. Miles for 1 gallon of diesel= 82.5688074(at 3 miles per Kwh), or 110.091743(at 3 miles per Kwh). Now these numbers are derivatives and (except for the miles per kw, power to maintain 65, and Gph of C30), are not tried real-world numbers; I am betting this is gonna turn out pretty good. Invest how you like, but I am currently looking for the best bulk price on this system.

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:25:04 +0000

Robert, you are one of the suckers I was talking about. Either that or you work at Capstone.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:38:32 +0000

LOL, the hedge funds hit this board with their bashing goons. Too funny. If you want to know what the real deal is on this product you need to do your own due diligence.

Let me just myth bust what I can quick though.

The drive train is not run by the microturbine, it is run be the electric motor. The microturbine charges the battery. We didnt have the batteries in the 50s-70s that we do now, so I dont know how you can say its the same technology… In addition, the microturbine uses patented air bearings. What does that mean (NO OIL CHANGES)

You do not need to stop to charge it. It charges on the fly.

The c30 industrial version costs $20,000+ true, but they will not be selling that version in the auto. Here are some numbers, the industrial version clocks 80,000 lifetime hours. The auto version will have a 6,000 hour lifetime. What will be the difference? They will redesign it for mass production to be more similar to a turbo charger than a microturbine. They will use lower cost metals/materials to “reduce” the quality/cost to a commercial grade. Funny problem when your product is too damn good.

Capstone is a very diversified company as well, its not all about this product. It utilizes waste gases from oil and gas fields, water treatment plants, and farm waste. It is also the “Intel inside” in the Combined Heat and Power technology. Go luck up CHP and the DOE (Dept of Energy). Its a real up and coming product.

This company is going to be an up and comer over the next 4-8 years. Dont let the big money scare you away so they can increase their ownership and keep you out.