DISQUS

Jordan · 4 years ago

Wouldn't the drag created by the turbine waste more gas than the value of the amount of electricity created? It's a novel idea, but it doesn't seem very efficient.
LD · 4 years ago

Why not just use the damn battery on board? I agree that the drag created would use more energy than if they simply plugged into the already available power onboard.

It's like sticking a wind generator on a diesel generator...what's the point?
John D · 4 years ago

Duh. The fact it is mounted on the car increases wind resistance which means more petrol is used which means the atmosphere gets more pollutants and the oil refinery uses more energy to produce the wasted petrol which means the power stations burn more coal, which means more CO2 goes into the atmosphere etc etc.
William Tanksley · 4 years ago

You guys should be expecting the inefficiency; read the cited purpose: "The initiative is intended to promote the use of clean energy in the context of the Kyoto Protocol."

In that context, it's all about looking good by doing SOMETHING, no matter how ineffective.