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OK, now what?
| May 25th, 2021 at 7:00:52 AM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4530 |
I have no problem believing it could extend the range (that is not the same as saying it was more efficient). You take some of the energy you created to propel the car and use it to charge the battery. It doesn't change the laws of physics and mean you can ever get to 100%. It would be like a hybrid vehicle never needing to be charged, but unlike a hybrid the wind generator is not using what is normally wasted energy. The vehicle must produce the power to turn the wind generator. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
| May 25th, 2021 at 10:40:23 AM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
EVs already recapture "extra" energy thru their brakes. A windmill inside the grille would be less efficient and redundant. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| May 25th, 2021 at 11:28:47 AM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 159 Posts: 5477 | Dunno how redundant it would be once emerging technology focuses on such things: there wil likely be significant improvements in design and efficiency which could lead to wide spread implementation. Time will tell. |
| May 25th, 2021 at 12:17:51 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 137 Posts: 21195 |
Until the laws of physics change a windmill to generate energy on an EV going down the highway will not happen. Same as solar panels will never work at night. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength |
| May 25th, 2021 at 1:22:37 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22933 |
You just put a big mirror in Space and reflect the sun to a solar array on the night side of Erarth. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
| June 2nd, 2021 at 12:00:06 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22933 | Here's a good example of untapped sources of power. You can do things with computer control never possible in the past. City of Hillsboro, Oregon is using micro generation of power. They replaced pressure reducing valves normally used in water systems and generate power instead to alleviate the pressure.
https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/water/conservation-sustainability/in-pipe-hydro-electric "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
| June 2nd, 2021 at 12:23:16 PM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 159 Posts: 5477 |
Yes, that is a good notion and a staple of sci-fi authors. One problem: weaponization. Imagine if terrorists or hackers gained control, and decided to focus on whomever? Maybe not so bright of an idea after all? |
| June 2nd, 2021 at 12:40:29 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22933 |
Can't be much worse than a decent size truck bomb, and we likely already have satellite killers if worse comes to worse. I don't think one giant mirror would be good idea anyway. You don't want the enemy to be able to destroy too big a hub of anything and cripple more than a small area of geography. You have to spread out your vulnerbilities. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
| June 5th, 2021 at 12:40:24 PM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 165 Posts: 6374 | No one mentioned 'frozen' hydrocarbons* in the ocean deeps. If we ever figure out how to economically recover this, it would provide enough energy for perhaps centuries to come. The actual amount of it is unknown. It may require a re-evaluation of the problem of releasing more carbon into the atmosphere, or may only require China getting the know-how, I predict, as I believe they actually don't give a hoot about that.
'ice' that burns  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate *frozen is a handy but inaccurate term I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| July 30th, 2022 at 10:40:21 AM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 159 Posts: 5477 | Article explains EV's have the most complaints and are not saving the environment. https://thefederalist.com/2022/07/11/studies-show-the-electric-vehicles-democrats-insist-you-buy-are-worse-for-the-environment-and-lower-quality/ |