The thing about the massive industrial conglomerates you’ll find in Japan and South Korea is that sometimes, the work of one random group influences a seemingly unrelated other branch of the company. At least, we assume that’s what happened to create this recent patent filing from Subaru. It covers the idea of using a turbine engine – yes, turbine engine – instead of the usual piston power to charge up the battery in an extended-range electric vehicle.
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