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Old 10-24-2012, 10:54 AM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
This is why you need a very aerodynamic shape so the frontal area is mainly prop so most of the power can be geared into moving the car.

obviously the speed you would move in a non-aero large car would be very slow but it still has a break even point.
No, the way wind turbine works prevents them from having a break even point - they convert wind force (i.e. drag) to electricity at less than 100% efficiency. Therefore they will always produce less propulsion than drag.
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