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SuperGen supercharger improves diesel efficiency

SuperGen, a new electro-mechanical supercharger technology jointly developed by automotive engineering specialist Integral Powertrain and transmission technology company NexxtDrive, is designed to improve on existing turbo diesel theory. The variable-speed, electrically-controlled supercharger design uses an advanced gearing system that can accurately vary the speed of the turbo compressor from zero up to 150 times crank speed. High powered, large turbos are inefficient at low speed when the exhaust gas flow rate falls. This leads to turbo lag ... Read more →

'Boost Hybrid' system one-third cost of regular hybrid powertrains

To convince naysayers and an increasingly skeptical public about hybrids, automakers from Subaru Motors, Suzuki Motor Corp., to the hybrid "powerhouse" Toyota, are scrambling to develop a low-cost ...

SuperGen supercharger improves diesel efficiency 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

SuperGen, a new electro-mechanical supercharger technology jointly developed by automotive engineering specialist Integral Powertrain and transmission technology company NexxtDrive, is designed to improve on existing turbo diesel theory. The variable-speed, electrically-controlled supercharger ...

'Boost Hybrid' system one-third cost of regular hybrid powertrains 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

To convince naysayers and an increasingly skeptical public about hybrids, automakers from Subaru Motors, Suzuki Motor Corp., to the hybrid "powerhouse" Toyota, are scrambling to develop a low-cost version of the technology. U.K. developers Integral Powertrain and NexxtDrive are currently testing ...



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