Posted on 01/11/2009 2:00:21 PM PST by Steelfish
Supercar to use wind power to reach amazing speeds A revolutionary new supercar will be able to hit a top speed of 155mph - using wind power. By Daily Telegraph Reporter 11 Jan 2009 The new environmentally-friendly high performance car was designed in California The Formula AE car will use a solar-powered battery to get it moving but will then use the airflow passing over the vehicle to power a turbine. It will be able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than four seconds and is expected to cost around £100,000 when it hits the market.
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And the fuel is?
IBTLOPKI
In before the laws of physics kick in
Imagination and your own sense of self-worth.
The power is magic. Must be, because the basic premise runs counter to just about all of Newtonian physics...
The article makes it sound battery powered. The added current generated from the wind just helps a bit.
It’s an electric car. Solar powered battery. The wind turbine is there to help the battery. I’d assume that you could also plug the car in if need be.
Lead. But the exhaust is gold.
How long until they realize they were duped and print a retraction?
Idiots or grifters?
I'm betting grifters.
If I pull on my boots, and KEEP pulling, I’ll reach the moon, right?
I mean that if, like, I pull pretty hard, OK? I’m not crazy or anything...
A tailwind will cause the car to stop.
That sounds awesome. It actually gives me a brilliant idea I need to get working on the patent. Don't tell anyone but I plan to use solar power to kick start my hot water heater. Then I will use steam from the hot water heater to generate electricity to power my house. Once I get that electricity I will use it to heat my hot water to make even more electricity. If I can get optimal sunlight I think I can power the entire midwest with a solar panel I pulled off an old calculator.
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BTW this is obfuscated perpetual motion. They claim the turbine is only there to help the solar cells.
What they don't say is that the turbine can't make more energy then the amount it contributes to drag. It's a net loss.
Their claims regarding Solar cell efficiency are preposterous as well.
Hey man! Don’t rain on their parade.
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