is this BS?

Save your money.

 

Electric superchargers have and and likely will always be a joke. They simply cannot force enough air into the TB to make a difference and offset the energy required to turn the blades. Not to mention none of these kits address fuel management which is critical for a reliable system. It's inda like those "performance chips" which cost $50 and claim 68HP gains. LMAO

 

I would say it is BS and I would not call a fan on your intake a supercharger.

 

If your coworker wants something faster, I wouldn't suggest a Prius to him. There aren't really any options to increase horsepower.

 

Not really. If he wants something faster then there is no use trying to convince him otherwise. You could try to get him into doing handling mods which make the car feel faster, especially when taking corners. Lowering springs and a rear sway bar make a HUGE difference in the way the car feels. Throw on some 17s or 18s and it's a whole different car.

 

But in that sense too he could spend the money on a different car that is faster, and could also make mods to make it handle even better than the Prius. It's okay, not everyone has to drive a Prius!

 

Totally but his MPG would suck and he wouldn't be cool like us, flareak.

 

This is an amazing product...it provides +80 HP (not bad on the Prius engine, which is 98 HP...).

Besides the ridiculous power claim, another clue to the...legitimacy...of their claims is the...lack of...dyno charts on their site (although they do reference dyno sheets, they don't provide them--hmmmm ).

 

I think you're out of luck trying to convince your co-worker. You either want a Prius for all that it is...or you don't want a Prius and you can grab any number of valid or invalid excuses.

I have a number of friends who "don't like Prius" and often in a debate after I have dispatched any number of their misconceptions and outright falsehoods about Prius and Hybrids, they will often default to some unassailable position that for them makes Prius ownership "impossible". My guess is anyone citing lack of power as a reason they wouldn't own a Prius...simply doesn't want to own a Prius.

I have no idea about an Electric Supercharger, but I'm pretty sure your friend is full of BS.

 

The friend wants more power ...

For what ? The Prius has good torque for passing, and goes up mountains just fine. A drag racer it is not, but hopefully the friend knows that already

 

Find a couple of obscure cars and have him test drive them, and then have him estimate the HP, torque, etc. When he finds that he can't do so reliably, tell him a Prius has 295 ft-lbs of torque (which it does).

 

This is cheaper and just as effective:

Boost Bar - $159.99 : KaleCoAuto, Hard to find automotive items!

 

If I see a positive displacement electric supercharger that taps into the HV battery with cabling thick enough to draw about 10kW, I will become interested Look at those tiny electrical leads, it can't have enough power to compress air.



Trying to do an electric supercharger on only 12 volts is doomed.
http://www.gaprojects.com/supercharger/electric.htm

 

is your friend interested in saving gas?

 

Toyota already make a more powerful Prius it's called a Lexus. How do these devices work when the ice shuts off? what a joke.

 

In the words of PT Barnum: "There's a sucker born every minute!"

 

Ditto. If he wants more power and still wants good fuel economy, he should look to other hybrids w/more power. Too bad the NAH isn't available in MD and also dead for model year 2012. It did pretty well at Consumer Reports - Fuel economy vs. performance. The upcoming 2012 HyCam will have 200 hp (2 more than the NAH) and MUCH better EPA ratings than the NAH besides having a bigger trunk.

The NAH used to be on this list: Most fuel-efficient cars. Here's an archived version: Most fuel-efficient cars.