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Can an electric car have a turbo?
I'd love to have an electric turbo, but I can't seem to find much information. Can an electric car have a turbo?
Chanice Boyd · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Currently, there is no such thing as turbo on an
electric car
. However, electric turbochargers may finally be making their way into the conversation.
Garret Motion, a cutting-edge technology provider, released its first electric turbocharger last year in 2021. This was the first electric turbo ever to make its way into the public market.
However, electric turbochargers aren’t technically new. People have always had the option to buy one on a public market website and install it in their vehicles for some extra power. Experimenting, of course, at their own risk. Garrett wasn’t the first or only industry player to consider this concept.
Audi had had the idea long before, introducing an electric compressor on its SQ7. They used the compressor to eliminate lag on the turbocharged diesel V8. This device was more like an electric supercharger, using electricity from the motor instead of the engine.
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