should I bother to go have a look, or just leap in and say if they bothered to put nose fans on it they could be regen-ing back to the grid on decelleration
skin1235,
Jun 27, 4:35pm
thanks for the vote of confidence john, lol
richardmayes,
Jun 27, 4:36pm
No, I read the article, he is either lying or mistaken if he thinks he is extending his battery life 3x.
The fan is nothing at all like regenerative braking (a means of recovering energy that would otherwise be lost as heat from conventional brakes.)
The fan is introducing a whole NEW source of energy losses(aerodynamic drag on the fan.) Wiring up a generator to the fan only partially mitigates that additional energy loss. There are no two ways about this, no amount of leaping over the walls of your box can help!
skin1235,
Jun 27, 4:44pm
your first line is your basis for calling it a scam richard!
that I do not understand - he has a vehicle, all electric, it appears to work with some success supposedly thinking people quickly label it a scam do toyota still prius, how come you don't label them a scam too, hell they even admit they fire up a petrol engine to help their electricals go the distance
richardmayes,
Jun 27, 4:46pm
Oh dear.
I suggest that when these things come on the market in New Zealand, you should definitely buy one.
Night-night Skin!
skin1235,
Jun 27, 4:46pm
by the way, I don't disagree with your comments re the fan, unless he does a heck of a lot of coasting that thing ain't going to extend his run time diddly but I'd already admitted that before you got into it eh
skin1235,
Jun 27, 4:48pm
I'll be around til late, going to be one of those nights again
hell if I thought I could get it on the road I'd build one myself, the hoops here would make that a nogo though
thejazzpianoma,
Jun 27, 4:54pm
Can't see why, sounds like he already works for Toyota.
thejazzpianoma,
Jun 27, 4:57pm
Clearly skin1235 is just yet another troll, I won't be feeding him anymore.
skin1235,
Jun 27, 5:00pm
nah, like you I don't work as such anymore, the govt call it retirement, just means I have less hours for other stuff than I used to when I was working 'sides, VW are intelligent, they'll never try to scam the people with an all electric vehicle , would they jazz!
skin1235,
Jun 27, 5:00pm
lol, fillin in time, just like you
andrea_w,
Jun 27, 8:03pm
Physics is fun. Just remember, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
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