[DeTomaso] Electric oil pump?

[Thomas Tornblom]

With all the talk about the benefits of electrical water pumps, what 
about the oil pump? I've read somewhere that new, energy efficient 
engines will use electrical oil pumps to reduce engine drag.

Are there any commercially available electrical engine oil pumps that 
are suitable for a low maintenance ordinary car?

I'm looking for something similar to the high pressure fuel pumps that 
all cars have had for the last 30 years, which provides years of trouble 
free use.

Having electrical instead of mechanical pumps would allow running them 
at optimal working conditions. No oil pump relief valve, just reduce the 
pump RPM if the pressure is too high, and regulate the water pump to 
obtain desired engine temp, no need for a thermostat, other than 
possibly for warm-up circulation.

Now that I have a roller everything valve train, and potentially usable 
electrical water pumps, it would be nice to have just the alternator, 
A/C compressor and valve train as power robbers, and being able to run 
the pumps independent of the engine gives advantages like pre-lube, easy 
bleeding, after cooling. Removing the water pump also allows a flat bulk 
head cover.

Maybe I should look into a return-less fuel feed also. No need to run 
the fuel at full RPM while cruising at low load...

Thomas