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Perpetual Motion Solved! Regen Alternator.

May 29, 2010

One of the most common questions I get about my electric car is if I do regenerative braking on it. The answer is “No”. Like many other home EV builders, I’m using a plain, series-wound, DC motor. Those motors are just not designed for regenerative breaking. So of course the next comment is “Couldn’t I […]

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