The energy to run an electric S/C does indeed have to come from somewhere. My proposal is to run it on an otherwise standard N/A engine for use as an 'overboost' function only when really needed.
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Originally Posted by JohnAh
With a diesel it's different, since it always runs with "open throttle" and full actual compression. Here you can have a turbo for peak power and still have a much more efficient engine on light load.
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Fiat's Twinair doesn't have a throttle.