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Old 05-23-2024, 05:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
I would think if you are adding some kind of generator to capture wasted energy, look at where there is heat.
The dash comes to mind.

On the highway, most energy is lost to aerodynamic drag. So the biggest gain would be fixing the aerodynamic drag.

However, especially in modern cars, the extreme weight creates sigificant rolling resistance.

If you could lower considerably the aerodynamic drag and/or rolling resistance you'd get a lot better fuel mileage.
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