Microturbines

Techrules has been one of the biggest, flashiest stories of the past two Geneva Motor Shows, and as Geneva 2018 approaches, the company is positioning itself to be front and center again by premiering a track version of last year's Ren turbine range-extender supercar.

Italian design house Pininfarina is in on the Auto Shanghai electrified vehicle fun, showing not just a single range-extended electric but teaming up with Hong Kong's Hybrid Kinetic Group for an entire family, starting with the H600 sedan and moving up to the seven-seat K750 SUV.

The MiTRE micro-turbine range-extender from British engineering solutions company Delta Motorsport is the latest product promising a solution to EV range anxiety that's lighter and more versatile than a piston engine hybrid drive.

China's Techrules is hell-bent on putting turbines into road-going vehicles. Its first concepts use an ultra-potent, turbine-charged series hybrid powertrain, promising supercar levels of performance and Prius-like fuel economy.

It's been a few years since turbine-equipped electric supercars were in vogue, but they're making a semi-comeback at the Geneva Motor Show. Beijing-based Techrules will reveal a 1,030-hp electric supercar concept with range-extending turbine.

Capstone Turbine Corporation has shown off its high performance hybrid electric car, the CMT-380, which features a 30kW microturbine that extends the range of its traditional EV batteries, at the current LA Auto Show.

Low-emission MicroTurbine systems fueled by clean burning natural gas have been installed in four locations around New York City.