Why cant someone build an accessory that install easily in any car storing extra residual energy to home use?
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thats basically the idea of a hybrid engine, except instead of powering a house, it helps power the car. see, electric motors actually work as electric generators in reverse, so hybrid cars have a gas and electric motor. the electric motor generates power when braking, which is stored in batteries. then, when you start up again, the electric motor helps accelerate so the gas engine doesnt work so hard. its alot easier and more efficient to use the stored enrgy within the car rather than putting it into the power grid.
239071
get a solar panel and hook it up to your car.
450168
You can get an Inverter - a device that plugs into the cigarette lighter of the car and has a standard plug socket outlet for powering ordinary electrical items.\n\nThere's different types - some are just a converter so you need to be plugged in to your cigarette lighter with your laptop.\n\nOthers are a large battery enclosed in a carrying case, they're designed with car and caravan users in mind and most come with booster cables, work lamp, flashing warning lights etc.  There's different sizes but typically they'll power up to 200 or 300 Watts of appliances (a standard lightbuld is 40 or 60 Watts), a laptop is much less.\n\nWhen charged they'll run a small TV for many hours and a laptop for the best part of a day.\n\nYou should be able to pick a new one up for around $100 to $150.
297496
I'm already half way there; a Vapor Chamber that converts Regular Pump Gasoline into Propane.The Problem is that it's Illegal to change anything on any Car from 1996 to the present, even if Emissions are Lowered, and Fuel Economy is Improved.100 parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel, instead of 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel, which is the Law! I've already built the Vaporizer Chamber, which is a Really Cool Gadget, and burning less Fuel would definitely make Life easier!
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Actualy there ARE free energy solutions out there, such as a self sustaining magntic generator the problem is noone will fund building these power sources becuz there is no profit in free power and we all know everything is about money and profit.
152456
Well, I applaud your ingenuity but that is already being done albeit not in massive amounts.  It is also more expensive to build a house that is solar powered but people are doing it here and there and in the long run, it does save money.  All the info you need is on the net but I doubt you can build from scratch.  You'd have to purchase kits from companies that produce solar panels and generators.
3611
The easiest thing would be to switch all cars to hybrid.  Right now.  The technology is here.  Wind power now costs less than coal, but our government keeps giving money to the coal industry because of lobbyists.
458802
Well, if you can't even spell "solar" I doubt you would have the skills to mount and solder more than 2,000 4"x4" solar cells together, add blocking diodes, and wire the whole thing up in a weatherproof frame without breaking about half of the delicate little buggers.  If you need that much power, you're not going to save much of anything by trying to build your own.  Buy some ready made.
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Go for a skid mounted portable sound proof unit for flexible operation,so that your vehicles is not tie down with the generator,you also need to transport fuel,maintenance etc.The vehicles serve as a duel purpose vehicle.Weight,high cost depending on the model of diesel engine and alternator and your requirement
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The idea is to provide more solar intensity for a longer time on the solar cells thus yield more watt hours of energy than a  fixed array. (You generate power earlier and later in the day than a fixed array). It costs more to install than a fixed array and you will need to do your homework to determine how long it will take for payback (Cost of equipment vs KWH increase). Generally in the very long run it is worth installing a solar tracker if you have the bucks.\n\nVisit www.homepower.com to learn more.
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Well first use have to design it. The design dictates the assembly. The first design thats come to my mind is a catameran configuration. It has low drag and a large surface area on the top to put the solar cells. BTW large solar cells = $$$. Anyway an electric trolling motor would probably be the easiest and best bet to convert the electricty generated by the cells to power/boat movement.
569668
If someone had the abilities to do that then they should rig something up on their own and forget the electric co. all together. Count me in!!!
724613
1) easier to move\n2) takes up less space\n3) can be used anywhere\n4) in a power outage, you can still use it until the battery dies\n5) many options in a small package
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Think of it this way.  Your car will slow down if I drop an elephant in your trunk while your driving.  \nA high load drags the voltage down.  \nThe power supply can't keep up with the amount of energy the load is wanting.
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PV tech is expensive and only works when the sun is shining. Not the best solution when we have a delivery infrastructure for bulk power. Don't forget about all the batteries a solar set-up needs. Where do they go when they no longer hold a charge?\n\nNuclear is the best solution.
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Give the site below a try! Good luck.\n\n<This is for fun only. If you are actually trying to do this to heat your house or use for power, I don't think you can do that. You would need commercially made cells, but you could set up the system yourself.>
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I'd have to agree the consumer killed it.  \n\nI personally don't think there's anything wrong with taking energy from a coal power plant to run an electric car.   But I think you're dreaming if you think solar, wind, geothermal, alone could provide enough power to power a significant number of cars.  just imagine if you set up a few solar panels in your house to charge your electric car- in 1 day, you'd have enough juice to drive down the block before you had to push your car back home.\n\nBesides, the electric car is now available.  you can buy a kit to modify your prius so that you can plug it in at night.  So now we have the best of both worlds- we have an electric plug in car taht can use gas in a pinch.\n\nBelieve me when I say there's no conspiracy theory going on now.  Simply put- NOBODY (or at least no more than a handful of people) is buying the current electric car (modified prius).   why? because people don't care enough to pay the premium.  The consumer is willing to pay extra money for the prestige of buying a Hummer or Escalade- but they are not willing to pay the extra money to buy a plug in hybrid.  So like 20 years ago, once again the consumer has spoken- and they are saying we are not willing to pay for electric cars.