I thought it was more about how complicated and expensive they were to fit in the engine package. For little gains, it was a waste of budget cap.
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EddoWagt@feddit.nl 6 days agoThey don’t have that anymore as it was deemed not relevant enough for road use
SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 5 days ago
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Anything that gets too efficient gets banned for road use.
xthexder@l.sw0.com 5 days ago
It’s not quite the same thing, but Porsche has their eTurbo tech in road going cars now: porsche.com/…/porsche-explained-porsche-t-hybrid/
They’re effectively capturing exhaust gas energy straight into a battery, just with a different system.
EddoWagt@feddit.nl 5 days ago
That’s pretty cool, didn’t know that. Thanks for the link!