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New Concept Tire Could Recharge Car Battery

Posted by timothy on from the perpetual-motion-machine dept.

randomErr writes Goodyear Tire showed off its new BH03 tire that can partially recharge your electric car while driving. At the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show a new concept tire was displayed that uses heat generated while driving and converts the thermal energy to electrical power. The triple inner tube design changes pressure to maximize electrical output while adjusting to the road conditions.

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  1. Just recycle the energy! by mbstone · · Score: 4, Funny

    The friction from the road generates heat, which is converted by the tire back to electricity, which runs the car!

    The faster you go, the better the mileage you get! In fact, cars like these can achieve near-infinite mileage! (YMMV.)

    What's not to like?

    1. Re:Just recycle the energy! by GrahamCox · · Score: 5, Funny

      it's so fractional, it doesn't even make up for it's own extra weight, it's own extra cost, it's own extra maintenance

      Or its own extra apostrophes.

    2. Re:Just recycle the energy! by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

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  2. This is absurd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It will never work. It's not 3D printed, using the internet of things, or an Elon Musk company. How can it expect to succeed?

  3. What about a windmill on the roof! by viking80 · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about a windmill on the roof! The windmill spins as the car drives, and produces electricity to charge up the batteries. Modeartors: Please mod this comment up as 'funny'. And if you dont get why, mod it up as 'insightful', then dont moderate slashdot anymore.

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