GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Techrules TREV
Chinese R&D company teases turbine-electric supercar with 768kW and 2000km rangeBeijing-based automotive R&D company Techrules has provided a glimpse of an all-electric supercar concept fitted with range-extending turbine recharging technology that's claimed to deliver up to 768kW (more than 1000hp) and a driving range of over 2000km.
Confirmed to make its global debut at the Geneva motor show on March 1, the Turbine-Recharging Electric Vehicle (TREV) is claimed to revolutionise the performance and environmental impact of future electric vehicles.
No further information has been revealed about the Chinese company's unique, patented technology or the show car it will power, but if its performance and range targets are reached it would reset the EV benchmarks currently set by Tesla's 500km-range Model S.
"The system incorporates several technological innovations that deliver unprecedented advances in both whole-life environmental efficiencies and dynamic performance," said Techrules in the overnight press release that accompanied this single teaser image.
Turbine recharging technology has been applied before — including in Jaguar's 2010 C-X75 concept, which employed a gas turbine to generate electricity to charge the battery — and it's possible Techrules has developed a small turbine to physically recharge an EV battery while on the move.
Techrules says its mission is to "develop automotive powertrain technologies to help next generation vehicles be more efficient, more environmentally-friendly, easier to use and deliver a better user experience."
The company is a subsidiary of TXR-S, a research and development company with subsidiaries operating in the fields of new materials development, biogas production and aerospace.
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