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		tentboy on Jan 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fewer people are buying electric cars in the US what does turbo even mean in the context of an electric car? not sure how you could have forced induction or why porsche would name it that

jjav on Jan 5, 2024 [–]

> what does turbo even mean in the context of an electric car?

It means marketing is now the boss of the company and engineers have no say.

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