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Reinventing the alternator?
One idea I had was to get a high amp alternator and hook it up so that it doesn't charge until either 1) you let your foot off the accelerator pedal or 2) the battery is near dead.
I got the idea from the hybrid systems, and as a way of making a city car more efficient. When you let your foot off the accelerator chances are you are going to be slowing down. The high amp alternator would kick in and not only rapidly charge the battery but also help slow down the vehicle. If you come to a stop and idle it would be charging and putting that normally wasted fuel to use. But as you drive around it would be turned off and not charging unless your battery level reaches a low threshold.
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