Re: PV: EV&RE(Armanno's solar/wind powered electric golf cart looksa

[Chuck Wright <chuck-wright@ieee.org>]

Darryl McMahon wrote:

> Chuck Wright and Gregory Merritt commented on this one.
> >
> > >         This one bit was a tad funny, though:
> > >
> > > > When Armanno is driving forward, the twin generators turn even faster
> > > > and produce even more power.
> > >
> > >         Perpetual motion machine? ;)
> >
> > Funny, but also sad, showing a dangerous lack of understanding
> > by the press and general public of fundamental principles.
> >
> > Perhaps members of this group should all make a personal vow
> > to help educate whenever possible on energy fundamentals (like
> > the first and second laws).
>
> I'm no believer in perpetual motion, however, this setup could work.
>
> ...  The real potential in this setup is how
> much time the vehicle spends parked in a situation where the wind
> generators can actually contribute to charging the batteries.

Certainly true. Overall, the thing should work. What bothers me so
much is the apparent perpetual motion claim, propagated by an
apparently ignorant reporter.

I asked my girlfriend, who I think is smart and thinks logically, to read
the article and tell me if she thought anything looked fishy. She thought
using the wind turbines while driving was a good idea, and was surprised
to hear my reasons why it is a bad idea. She says that in school, she
was never taught such things.

We have a society that would collapse without its continuous energy
supply. There is an increasingly apparent need to wean ourselves from
fossil fuels, while we have a voting public and press that are largely
ignorant of the most fundamental facts about how energy works. I
find this alarming.

- Chuck Wright


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