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Old 02-06-2012, 09:13 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by serialk11r View Post
If they really pull it off, props to them. This is the next step in hybrid tech, moving electrical load to a waste pressure recovery turbine.
It also allows the turbine to run at low backpressure, with supplemented energy from the crankshaft for the supercharger.
I think you're on to something. The description made me think of the new F1 turbo-compounding. Left over (after 'normal' turbine) exhaust gas spins generator, generator powers electric motor, electric motor helps spin tires.

I wonder if they're looking a few years forward in terms of rally homologation?
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