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Mercedes has their turbo tied in to a motor/generator that smooths out the spin-up/spin-down cycle and can recover a bit of energy as a bonus. A lot of companie
by cc439 13y ago
Mercedes has their turbo tied in to a motor/generator that smooths out the spin-up/spin-down cycle and can recover a bit of energy as a bonus. A lot of companies have tried to make electric-assisted turbos work but this is the first real-world application I know of.
- sliverstorm 13y agoOh, I see, so it isn't actually a traditional turbo at all anymore. That does change things.
- 001sky 13y agoThat is a cool feature. good use of instant torque. offsets the inertia during windup.
- silon5 13y agoThis is the way F1 turbo/engine is specified to work. Not specific to Mercedes. Only the split turbine/compressor is Mercedes specific.