The turbocharger with an integrated motor-generator is one of those features that could have already been deployed on production vehicles, and it doesn't sound like rocket-science at all. More like aviation science, if we consider the usage of turbine shaft-driven generators in aircraft
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Originally Posted by JackMcCornack
I think exhaust scavenging is fair--in this century, I think a turbo in the exhaust counts as part of the engine efficiency package. In my opinion, it's "actual combustion efficiency" if the combustion energy that's otherwise wasted gets recovered in the exhaust.
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Since the energy harvested at the exhaust by the turbo is reverted in forced induction and a power supply for the ignition and EFI, that might be quite fair.