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Originally Posted by johnmyster
I'd rather used any energy recouped by a turbine (mechanical energy) to power things that presently place a mechanical load on the motor. Electrical, power steering, A/C, etc. Once you did this, you'd be far ahead of trying to convert your mechanical power source to electrical to chemical and back to mechanical.
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I agree, this would definitely be the first, and a very large step in the right direction, especially since you could stop having to only use AC while you're coasting with the fuel cutoff to avoid the major impacts on your FE.
But still, I found the idea of taking the recouped energy one step further pretty intriguing.