Comments on: The Wind-Turbine Cellphone-Charging Taxicab http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/ Deliciously Geeky... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:25:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: William Tanksley http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/comment-page-1/#comment-4998 William Tanksley Tue, 08 Nov 2005 05:43:44 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/#comment-4998 You guys should be expecting the inefficiency; read the cited purpose: "The initiative is intended to promote the use of clean energy in the context of the Kyoto Protocol." In that context, it's all about looking good by doing SOMETHING, no matter how ineffective. You guys should be expecting the inefficiency; read the cited purpose: “The initiative is intended to promote the use of clean energy in the context of the Kyoto Protocol.”

In that context, it’s all about looking good by doing SOMETHING, no matter how ineffective.

]]> By: John D http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/comment-page-1/#comment-4996 John D Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:41:15 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/#comment-4996 Duh. The fact it is mounted on the car increases wind resistance which means more petrol is used which means the atmosphere gets more pollutants and the oil refinery uses more energy to produce the wasted petrol which means the power stations burn more coal, which means more CO2 goes into the atmosphere etc etc. Duh. The fact it is mounted on the car increases wind resistance which means more petrol is used which means the atmosphere gets more pollutants and the oil refinery uses more energy to produce the wasted petrol which means the power stations burn more coal, which means more CO2 goes into the atmosphere etc etc.

]]> By: LD http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/comment-page-1/#comment-4995 LD Mon, 07 Nov 2005 19:28:55 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/#comment-4995 Why not just use the damn battery on board? I agree that the drag created would use more energy than if they simply plugged into the already available power onboard. It's like sticking a wind generator on a diesel generator...what's the point? Why not just use the damn battery on board? I agree that the drag created would use more energy than if they simply plugged into the already available power onboard.

It’s like sticking a wind generator on a diesel generator…what’s the point?

]]> By: Jordan http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/comment-page-1/#comment-4992 Jordan Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:44:13 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/2005/11/07/the-wind-turbine-cellphone-charging-taxicab/#comment-4992 Wouldn't the drag created by the turbine waste more gas than the value of the amount of electricity created? It's a novel idea, but it doesn't seem very efficient. Wouldn’t the drag created by the turbine waste more gas than the value of the amount of electricity created? It’s a novel idea, but it doesn’t seem very efficient.

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