Comment on New thermoelectric generator converts vehicle exhaust heat into electricity, boosting fuel efficiency

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Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Gotcha, thanks. It doesn’t sound particularly revolutionary as far as energy capture goes, since 40W is probably negligible on today’s cars.

NGL though, on an old '75 Honda motorcycle I used to own, an extra 40W would have been amazing. The alternator was too tiny to keep the electronics running and battery charged, and I had to turn the headlight off whenever possible to keep the battery charging.

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