What Happens When You Add an Alternator to an Electric Car? Extended Range? Jeremy Fielding 106

What Happens When You Add an Alternator to an Electric Car? Extended Range? Jeremy Fielding 106

A followup to my Nikola Tesla Video. Can you extend the range? What if you add gears and flywheels? These questions answered in the video! #tesla, #freeenergy, #generator
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Video Notes:

Power meter I reference in the video https://amzn.to/3rgHpTk (affiliate link)

The clip I show at the beginning is from this video but there are at least 50-100 just like it by others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOV_Js59BHY&t=6s

The video that started this conversation 👉https://youtu.be/sbdU7AkH6QM
How gears and pulleys work 👉 https://youtu.be/EsCE7KBG9WU
How to size motors for projects 👉https://youtu.be/64Ky4mJE7bU

👉 Frequently asked questions in the comments.

→Can you capture the wind energy of the car at highway speeds with a windmill or air ducks etc?

The short answer is no.
Exactly like the alternator, the windmill acts like a brake resisting turning and slowing down the car.
If you add a windmill or scoop or "x" to the car, it will produce more drag and slow the car just like a brake would. The mechanical power needed to spin the windmill will be slightly more than the electrical power created to turn the windmill. The car has to supply the extra mechanical power to keep the car in motion. You will waste more power than you gain back.

→Why not add solar panels to the roof, hood etc to use the suns energy?

It would increase the weight of the car, and GREATLY increase the cost of the car, for very little charge. Solar panels are not very efficient compared to their weight. So it a nice idea for a big stationary object like a house, but not so much for something that has to use power to move them all over town. Parking in the shade or in a garage lowers their benefit as well. I personally don't think people would pay the difference in cost for this very small benefit. In fact, the weight might completely waste the added charge by using more power when you drive. As their weight reduces and efficiency improves this might change in the future.


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