From: atec7 7 ""atec77" on
tipsy(a)beerlover.com.au wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:18:45 +1000, Andy <nospam@> wrote:
>
>> Perpetual motion is all the rage these days innit?
>
> My great grandmother had perpetual bowel motion towards the end of her life.
>
MMM sauerkraut
From: Jason James on

"Qansett" <qanset(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Read about this in the motoring section of Sydney Saturday Telegraph.
> This car has only 160 kms range on a full battery charge and costs $40K
> plus to buy. Unless youre a city driver only, who would buy this car at
> that price.?
>
> Heres the big question:
> Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
> own batteries while in motion.?

They can. Any DC electric motor can be used as a generator of DC. It may not
do it very well,..but with modern design techniques, they could and do do
it. I'm sure I read in the Prius tech notes that downhill or deceleration
can see just that occuring.

Meanwhile check this out>>>

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4684814.html

Jason


>
> Is there political pressure from the oil companies to stop car makers
> from producing such a car. It has been argued that perpetual motion
> does NOT exist. I bet Nissan can do it.


From: PHATRS on
On 22/06/10 20:52, Qansett wrote:
> Read about this in the motoring section of Sydney Saturday Telegraph.
> This car has only 160 kms range on a full battery charge and costs $40K
> plus to buy. Unless youre a city driver only, who would buy this car at
> that price.?
>
> Heres the big question:
> Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
> own batteries while in motion.?
>

Yeah, they should put a big Dyson fan on top to generate electricity to
recharge the batteries...

:P

Ben

From: Fraser Johnston on

"Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Qansett" <qanset(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4c2095f6$0$582$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au...
>
>> Heres the big question:
>
> Uh-huh.....
>
>> Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
>> own batteries while in motion.?
>
> And how would you propose that they do that?

Start by chucking the laws of physics in the bin.

Fraser


From: Diesel Damo on
On Jun 22, 8:52 pm, Qansett <qan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
> own batteries while in motion.?

Rumour has it the sun emits energy...