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EcoTech Daily: High-Tech Horsepower Makes Up For Shrinking Engines

  • Jim S. · 1 year ago
    That's really cool. When I was in mechanical engineering student in college I designed turbocharger that was coupled to an electric motor through a centrifugal clutch for faster spin up. Of course, that was in Texas in the 80's and gas was about 65 cents / gallon so I wasn't really motivated by economy. I was going for negligible turbo lag. The clutch mechanism was a real pain (and probably not really feasible because of the rpm involved). It never occurred to me to just use a second compressor in serial...
  • Eric Williams · 1 year ago
    Now combine this with Direct Injection, Fords EcoBoost and a Hybrid technology and you will have the worlds most efficient gas vehicle. Gasoline is not dead car companies just need to try harder might be time for manufacturer subsidies. www.FliteRecord.com