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minus-squareEddoWagt@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThey don’t have that anymore as it was deemed not relevant enough for road use
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoIt’s not quite the same thing, but Porsche has their eTurbo tech in road going cars now: https://www.porsche.com/stories/innovation/porsche-explained-porsche-t-hybrid/ They’re effectively capturing exhaust gas energy straight into a battery, just with a different system.
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoAnything that gets too efficient gets banned for road use.
minus-squareSleeplessCityLights@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoI thought it was more about how complicated and expensive they were to fit in the engine package. For little gains, it was a waste of budget cap.
They don’t have that anymore as it was deemed not relevant enough for road use
It’s not quite the same thing, but Porsche has their eTurbo tech in road going cars now: https://www.porsche.com/stories/innovation/porsche-explained-porsche-t-hybrid/
They’re effectively capturing exhaust gas energy straight into a battery, just with a different system.
Anything that gets too efficient gets banned for road use.
I thought it was more about how complicated and expensive they were to fit in the engine package. For little gains, it was a waste of budget cap.