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jamesqf · 04-16-2009, 02:06 PM

I think you have a fundamental flaw in your reasoning, which is that most of the energy loss from the alternator is actually from the belt drive, which is there 100% of the time. The actual electricity generation is pretty efficient.

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jamesqf Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 2,467 Thanks: 16 Thanked 175 Times in 127 Posts	I think you have a fundamental flaw in your reasoning, which is that most of the energy loss from the alternator is actually from the belt drive, which is there 100% of the time. The actual electricity generation is pretty efficient.