tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2138219672898665611.post2207319595742729854..comments2022-08-03T02:09:13.950-07:00Comments on Idea Firehose: street and highway generatorsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16663798879843841918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2138219672898665611.post-69210198353413002052008-01-19T13:03:00.000-08:002008-01-19T13:03:00.000-08:00yeah dave, that's a good thought. The only thing ...yeah dave, that's a good thought. The only thing you might consider is the drag that the little turbines likely will add to the car. Would it offset the power generation? Perhaps every car should instead have regenerative breaking like the Prius.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663798879843841918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2138219672898665611.post-86404545279125052542008-01-15T13:30:00.000-08:002008-01-15T13:30:00.000-08:00Wind turbines turned on their side? Get a pinwhee...Wind turbines turned on their side? Get a pinwheel affect from the "gusts" of wind generated from passing cars. More importantly go the OTHER way, small (impossible to make) wind turbines ON CARS that power/recharge the battery so people can pimp their ride w/ TVs and playstations with a fraction of that power coming from the fact that battery will be charging from the fact that the car is in motion. (had that damn pinwheel on car idea in my head for a while)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04698742351352625650noreply@blogger.com