[elhigh]

I'm with Frank this time. I think you're getting too smart for yourself.

The added complexity and weight of the e-supercharger, while brilliant, is over the top. If it were me, I wouldn't have gone adding more weight to try to make the engine make more power, I would simply apply the power that might be consumed by the echarger to the electric traction motor, and invest other monies and efforts in optimizing the diesel's conventional performance, perhaps with a small turbo for low-end torque boosting. All this other stuff feels a lot like answering questions nobody ever asked, or would ask. You had an original goal of signficant weight reduction, reduction equivalent to that of an entire passenger. Are you setting that goal aside?

All of that said, I will absolutely read every word and am dying to see how it turns out.