> I don't see why scavenging heat has to increase rolling resistance. > Ask yourself by what mechanism is the conversion of heat to electrons is going to hold back the vehicle.
It is because if there is heat in the tire, then there is WASTED energy. So the thing to do is FIX the tire so it is less losssy, and therefore less heat, and therefore less to scavenge and more to use in rolling the car in the first place. Bob, WB4aPR > > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of EVDL > On 29 Mar 2016 at 3:15, brucedp5 via EV wrote: > > > Additionally, pressure from tire deformation that occurs on the road > > translates into electricity through the use of a piezo-electric > material > > within the tires. > > Great, here we go again with another variant of the generator on the > wheel fallacy. The added rolling resistance will more than offset the > energy recovered. > > What's with these engineers? Were they out swilling beer when they > should have been in Physics 101 class? > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL > Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. > To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the > webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag > racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag > racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160329/a26c08 39/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
