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Okay. My dad had the best idea ever. And him and I are actually figuring out the details on how to make this one work. Were going to try and make an electric car that will power itself via 2-4 wind turbines. Nothing big just enough the Catherine the batteries. Also. I'm think Ming we will use regenerative braking to help charge them. Do you any of You think this is a good idea or not?
 
Okay. My dad had the best idea ever. And him and I are actually figuring out the details on how to make this one work. Were going to try and make an electric car that will power itself via 2-4 wind turbines. Nothing big just enough the Catherine the batteries. Also. I'm think Ming we will use regenerative braking to help charge them. Do you any of You think this is a good idea or not?

Explain that bit in bold a bit more

Also, what about Catherine and batteries? And Ming?
 
Edit your first post, haha.

I think it's good to try it out, don't know if it'll work that well but, if it works, you sir have something amazing.
 
You know that the turbines are going to generate more drag than they'll make power, right?

A car powered by a sail would actually be more effective.
 
It won't charge appreciably. You might get some slight range extension, but, in the end, resistance, drag, friction, and efficiency will make it not worth it.

The problem is that the wind turbines will not only cause extra drag, but won't be efficient enough, especially if they're packaged within a workable car (I imagine a 200 foot diameter propeller would have issues getting under bridges - that's why they send them one blade at at time to the work site.) to add an appreciable charge - in fact they'll turn slower under load (since generators do offer electrical resistance to rotational motion) and the bigger the deficit between free-speed and load-speed, the more drag you get from the turbine, and thus the more forward energy is wasted in eddy currents and heat.

It seems like a workable idea at first, doesn't it? You'd have something like a perpetual motion machine - but when you get down to it, the laws of energy conservation forbid it from happening. You might get a couple more miles out of a charge - truly dismal performance.
 
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It won't charge appreciably. You might get some slight range extension, but, in the end, resistance, drag, friction, and efficiency will make it not worth it.

The problem is that the wind turbines will not only cause extra drag, but won't be efficient enough, especially if they're packaged within a workable car (I imagine a 200 foot diameter propeller would have issues getting under bridges - that's why they send them one blade at at time to the work site.) to add an appreciable charge - in fact they'll turn slower under load (since generators do offer electrical resistance to rotational motion) and the bigger the deficit between free-speed and load-speed, the more drag you get from the turbine, and thus the more forward energy is wasted in eddy currents and heat.

It seems like a workable idea at first, doesn't it? You'd have something like a perpetual motion machine - but when you get down to it, the laws of energy conservation forbid it from happening. You might get a couple more miles out of a charge - truly dismal performance.

Well sir. They make turbine smaller than that. And either way. It will still be better than that French car that runs on air.
 
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Just throwing this out there.

Build an electric race car, using your SUV and a car or two from the auction you were talking about?💡

Really, stop making threads unless you are actually planning to, well, build/buy something.
 
Well sir. They make turbine smaller than that. And either way. It will still be better than that French car that runs on air.

I'm still curious if you are implying the car will charge itself while you drive it...
 
Maybe I'm trying to figure out what Would be the best idea and not an electric race car.


Yes. In theory it would Really charge itself via the turbines and regenerative braking
 
Why not just get 20kg of neodymium magnets and suspend them 3 feet in front of the car by means of a rig? It'll drag itself along through magnetic attraction...
 
Why not just get 20kg of neodymium magnets and suspend them 3 feet in front of the car by means of a rig? It'll drag itself along through magnetic attraction...

omg your a genus
 
Adding wind turbines on top of an electric car will actually reduce range, no matter how small they are, unless you can figure out how to use them only while braking...

If you still think the idea will work, try buying an electric motor, a rechargeable battery, and another identical electric motor to use as a generator. Hook up the battery to the motor, the motor to the generator and the generator to the battery and see if it runs longer than just the motor hooked up to the battery...

P.S. It's been tried.
 
Maybe I'm trying to figure out what Would be the best idea and not an electric race car.


Yes. In theory it would Really charge itself via the turbines and regenerative braking

Thermodynamics would like you to take a seat over there... in the corner.
 
It's Ambitious, but will probably be Rubbish. Top Gear have proven that a million times over now. Plus you do definitely need a whole ton of experience to build any electric car, given how much of a break from the average car they are.
 
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