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Old 09-22-2009, 05:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Why use electric power to blow more air into the engine when you could use the motor to directly power the car? You're just introducing more efficiency losses into the system. Plus, if you couple it to the drive train you can use it for regenerative braking.
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