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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic

Green Car Congress: Valeo acquires electric supercharger business from Controlled Power

I wouldn't consider it a unicorn topic considering the potential. I understand few here would agree with that opinion. You need the additional power very rarely as a percentage of total operational time.

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Mech

Most "electric superchargers" are useless bilge pumps and computer fans. I had thought that the e-Ram would do [B]something[B], but apparently the thing that is done is negligible. I read on here about the Thomas Knight ones, which have as much shared "DNA" as mermaids and manatees.

There are legitimate and proven implementations, but they seem like a tiny fraction, lost in the junk heap of pretenders.

However, I have a question. That article linked to a previous one, introducing the technology:

Compared with a 1.6-liter naturally aspirated engine, the downsized engine with electric supercharger reduces the 70-100 km/h (44-63 mph) top gear acceleration time from 18 to 11 seconds.

Green Car Congress: CPT VTES Electric Supercharger Selected for Two Projects

These cars take 11-18 seconds to accelerate from 44 MPH to 63?