{"id":269878,"date":"2010-02-03T07:49:31","date_gmt":"2010-02-03T12:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knowledgeproblem.com\/?p=6371"},"modified":"2010-02-03T07:49:31","modified_gmt":"2010-02-03T12:49:31","slug":"jaguar-proposes-a-luxury-turbine-hybrid-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/269878","title":{"rendered":"Jaguar proposes a luxury turbine hybrid vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lynne Kiesling<\/em><\/p>\n

Yes, you saw that correctly, a turbine. According to Wired<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Jaguar Land Rover is working on the car with British gas turbine manufacturer Bladon Jets and electric motor manufacturer SR Drives. The Technology Strategy Board, which funds business development in the U.K., is underwriting the first serious attempt at a turbine car since Volvo built the Hybrid Environmental Concept<\/a> in 1993. The goal, according to Bladon, is the \u201cworld\u2019s first commercially viable \u2013 and environmentally friendly \u2013 gas turbine generator designed specifically for automotive applications.\u201d<\/p>\n

… But the Jag \u2014 like the Volvo \u2014 would use a miniature gas turbine only to generate juice for the electric motor. Bladon says its axial flow turbines are small, lightweight and run on anything from natural gas to biofuel. That, it says, makes them a great alternative to the conventional engines used in range-extended hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That’s pretty cool! Previous turbine vehicles didn’t make it because they were noisy, so it will be interesting to see if this venture fares any better.<\/p>\n

And I love that one of the commenters on the post told one of my favorite jokes:<\/p>\n

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Q: Why is it the British don\u2019t make computers?<\/p>\n

A: Because they haven\u2019t found a way to make them leak oil yet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When I was a kid my dad had a 1967 Jaguar XKE (burgundy, with black leather seats). I think it spent more time in the shop than on the road, but it was a gorgeous car.<\/p>\n

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