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Brent Singleton,of Ogden,Utah has a 'Quadbrid' Ford Escort (hybrid,solar,and wind-powered) that he pulls a hybrid LSR racer to Bonneville with..............International Alternative Fuels Racing Association, International Alternative Fuels Racing Association. |
Wind power is not a category on that site, but if you click on electricity they mention a wood chip burning car.
International Alternative Fuels Racing Association - Alternative Fuels Technology
Brent Singleton
Utah scientific: Utah duo create 'quadbrid' vehicle | Deseret News
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His dad added that with the wind-driven propellers, when the car sits in the school parking lot, the batteries are being recharged by wind. "It's the same thing with the solar panels, too," he added.
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Jamesqf, I don't have a formula, I was encouraging you to develop your own based on your skill set. I am not discouraging you, just asking you to take the initiative. Should be a fun exercise if nothing else, right?
I found another forum where a similar question was asked back in 2007
https://www.physicsforums.com/thread...-a-car.180442/
The responses there are very similar to the ones posted here.
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hat depends what you mean by "wind". It is certainly possible to attach a sail to a set of wheels and have the ambient wind blow you around. That would cetainly be efficient. On the other hand, if you mean the wind generated by the car moving through the air, then the engine creates that motion by moving the car forward. By capturing that wind to extract energy, you are slowing the car down and making the engine work harder. Even using the energy you extract, you will use *more* gas than you do now. That is to say, the system is less efficient than existing cars.
Reference https://www.physicsforums.com/thread...-a-car.180442/
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Hersbird's link to the wired.com article does pose another option. What if we start with one of these land sail vehicles and turn it into a gasoline hybrid? Could there be some combination under certain conditions where the physics of it becomes advantageous? An interesting proposition to say the least.