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  • #16
    Isn't lead the second most recycled material out there (steel being the first)?
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    • #17
      The hybrid batteries are made of nickel metal hydride or lithium ion. Watch this video about the Prius. Remember that it takes energy to make energy. http://youtube.com/watch?v=YGT6alnrg7I
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Montreux_Blue
        Now if he hooked up a high amp alternator to one of the tires, then he could go forever! I've always wondered why they have done that with electric cars so that they could charge themselves! Of course to produce energy you have to use energy.
        The issue here (sorry to spoil it) is friction. You would have to power both the wheels AND the generators at once. Even with the most efficient super-conductive materials, a generator cannot power itself, much less a vehicle as well.
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