Why cant the turning of the wheels generate electricity and charge the battery, similar to the windmills generating electricity?
• akojim Says: May 9th, 2008 at 4:33 pm 87John – they do to some extent when you are coming to a stop – it is called regenerative braking. on the other hand, the battery pack runs the motors that turn the wheels so if the turning wheels then generated electricity to charge the batteries, well… that’s called ‘perpetual motion’ and i think it is against the law. (Quote) • ywc19 Says: May 17th, 2008 at 10:55 pm Hopefully GM will make at least one of the batteries that is easily removable (and light enough to carry a short distance) and easily charged indoors. This way people can charge it when there’s no convenient outdoor electrical outlet (at work, in motels, apartments, etc). This type of battery already exists – see the MIRA article below. http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/04/mira-introduces.html Even better would be if GM combines this portability with a silver-zinc battery (assuming it works well long-term) and is used in place of lithium-ion batteries, as suggested by a previous
