Chinese Man Cons Sky News
It would be funny but for how cripplingly stupid this points out the media to be. That this made it on to the air on Sky News is beyond revolting. (h/t HarelDan on Twitter). Sky News. For shame.
A Chinese farmer has invented a wind-powered electric car that he says could save his country from the pollution caused by its rapidly growing car market.
An hour from downtown Beijing, the dusty village of Banjiehe looks an unlikely place to produce scientific innovation.
Its rows of brick, utilitarian houses are surrounded by cornfields and fruit trees.
But in a small tractor workshop, 55-year-old farmer Tang Zhenping has invented the prototype of a car that he believes could revolutionise China’s auto industry.
Mr Tang’s model – built in just three months for around £1,000 – is electric.
Its engine uses scrap parts from a motorcycle and electric scooter, while its steering wheel, upholstery and headlights all come from a Chinese-made Xiali hatchback.
If you need me to explain why this is impossible, please google “perpetual motion”.
https://twitter.com/#!/HarelDan/status/202649546923323392
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Alternate method
Cue in Paganini (as performed by Yehudi Menuhin).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8HFEflc1tE
You could use it to partly recharge the battery when the car is moving. The question is does the fan produce more drag than the gain produced.
Anyway it is a cute little battery car. Impressive for a guy working by himself.
There are a couple of immutable laws of physics that mean this will never work.
The windmill will cost you more energy in drag than it will deliver back to the battery.
There is one sane energy recovery system and it is called regenerative breaking and every real electric vehicle on the roads today (and even F1 race cars) do it. As the car slows, but before the brakes are used, energy is re-generated and put into the battery. You don’t get back the same amount you put in, but it’s good for 10 to 20% more range.
I’m reminded of the “Windwagon Smith” stories.