You probably know electric turbochargers all but eliminate lag. But there’s a lot more to them. What is a turbocharger’s job? In essence, it’s to increase thermal efficiency. An electric turbocharger ...

Electric turbochargers were a long time coming. Despite the obvious benefits of a turbo that could be spun up to boost pressure via a motor, automotive electrical systems simply weren’t up to the task ...

Porsche has filed a patent for a new kind of turbocharger, and it is something worth patenting. The new patent shows a few drawings of how the system is imagined to operate, and it is different from ...

In partnership with the famed turbo snail-smiths at Garrett, Mercedes-Benz has announced it's developing electrically-assisted, 170,000 rpm turbochargers to eliminate turbo lag and boost the ...

The Porsche Taycan Turbo S did not just make electric cars quick, it reset expectations for what “fast” means when instant torque, race-bred chassis tuning and ultra-high-voltage hardware all pull in ...

Mercedes-AMG is talking about its new electric exhaust gas turbocharger that the company is using to take performance to the next level while meeting ever-increasing emissions standards. The new type ...

The automotive industry has been rapidly evolving in the past decade, prioritizing zero-emission drivetrain technologies. Among fully electric alternatives, fuel cell vehicles have been gaining ...

Professor Aniebiet Inyang Ntui is a multi-faceted individual whose expertise spans the worlds of library and information science, environmental advocacy, and – perhaps surprisingly – the automotive ...

For 2024, Porsche Macan is battery-electric. The top-spec Macan Turbo offers an electric-equivalent of 630 horsepower and a walloping 833 lb.-ft. of torque. Using Launch Control, it will jolt to 60 ...

The system uses an electric motor that helps get the turbo impeller up to speed quickly and keep it there even when not under load for peak responsiveness. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally ...

Porsche has already broken the four-figure power output barrier with the Taycan Turbo GT. But for the new Cayenne Turbo Electric, it found a little extra, with a maximum system peak output of 1139 ...