HOW TO fuel your electric car with wind power

Posted By: Vikas Shekhawat | Mar 3 2006

First read what Bob has to say with respect to this project:

wind power car

"I recently bought issue 5 of Make Magazine, and inside are articles on the electrical powered car for $7000 and some pages later on building your own windmill to power your home. Well, would it be possible to build a car that combines the two powers? You would use the electric power in the city, and on the highway you would use the windmill/fan inside a wind tunnel on top of your car. When the car gets up to a certain speed, you engage the wind turbine to power the car, in effect setting it on cruise control. Would the 2 sources supply each other? The wind tunnel powering the motor, the motor making the car go so the fan can catch the wind?"

Here's just an idea to trigger your brains and set your mind to trap the free flowing energy to electrify your car. Though the output matters the most, the setting of the fan on the top or anywhere else is also quite critical.

I too along with Phillip Torrone would like to challenge the Makers out there to push their grey cells a little bit more and come out with a polished idea and also do share it with us.

Via: makezine