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Old 04-09-2023, 08:53 AM   #150
GrantDawg
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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Originally Posted by stevew View Post
Ran into an idiot ranting about Tesla not putting “alternators in the wheels” today. Like you can’t just create energy out of nothing, morons. Claimed it was a conspiracy to get you to buy more energy from turbo charging stations.
Ok, you are going to have to explain it to me like I am five. Prius and other hybrids have alternators on their wheels. They regenerate the battery through braking (at least that was my understanding). Why can't you do that with EV's? It is just recapturing some of the energy created by moving.
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