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Old 04-09-2023, 02:38 PM   #157
sterlingice
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stevew View Post
Essentially there’s a common belief among the non-science crowd that electric cars would have more range if they simply used the existing energy to recharge the battery via some “alternators on the wheels” design.

Usage in sentence -

“Man, they should put alternators on these wheels to charge the battery….it would run forever “

Flaw-
1st law of thermodynamics and/or second law

I didn't even know this belief was a thing

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