View Single Post
Old Jul 27, 2006, 07:08 pm   #57 (permalink) (top)
Captain Chaos
Shifting Paradigms
 
Captain Chaos's Avatar
 
Location: Flowery Branch, GA
Posts: 3,102
The alternator cannot charge the battery - it is being run by the battery to begin with.

Teslamotors uses regenerative braking now.

Solar panels on the car won't do it. Solar panels on your house might - and they are planning on offering that as an option. Solar panels are just not very efficient right now. If they ever reach 90% efficiency, our energy woes will have been solved for good!


Do all things with love.
Captain Chaos is offline   Reply With Quote