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Originally Posted by Summerwolf
I think the mass public would be extremely skeptical of an electric supercharger and the long term maintenance. People generally don't like hopping on any new kind of band wagon.
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This is sort of my point. The mass public doesn't know nor care if it is belt driven, electric or squirrel powered as long as the numbers at the end look good. We as "car guys" know the difference and may be concerned about how it functions but Joe Average just won't care as long as it works. The manufacturers would not be throwing an electric SC on the car unless they are convinced it will work.
Now do I think they are ready to go that route? Not at the current tech levels no, but there could be something out there that even we don't know about.
I am old enough to remember people saying that fuel injection was just a fad and would never go anyplace so maybe I am a bit more optimistic that the tech may be just around the corner.