A professor from India has created the world’s first self-charging electric car, and it could be a game-changer if it can be applied on a large scale.
This is the ultimate dream – creating cars that can charge while driving, so you never run out of steam.
It would eliminate the whole on-the-go charging station debacle and would really crown EVs as the most efficient cars in the world.
But until now, it’s been impossible to do. Until now…
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First self-charging electric car is a professor’s
With the increasing improvements on EVs in the modern day, especially in the range and battery life departments, people have been looking for a way to continue extending the vehicle’s charge life.
Whether it’s homemade remedies like solar-panel chargers on a Tesla roof, or manufacturers trying to create solid-state batteries with thousands of miles of range, everyone wants to drive for longer.
And cheaper, too.
So, Professor Satyam Kumar Jha, a physicist in Maharashtra, India, and his wife Preeti Jha, worked side by side to build the world’s first self-charging electric car.
The self-charging electric car works with a wind tunnel that generates power and works with even the lightest breezes, which are created when driving anywhere. Even in cities and busy traffic.
Before you start panicking, this isn’t a cartoon-like sedan with a hug wind turbine on it.
In fact, it’s more of a one-size-fits-all approach that can be added to different cars.
The technology could be applied to future Teslas or upcoming Toyotas, meaning the professor might be getting a few knocks at his door from manufacturers.
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While this professor might be the first to create a self-charging electric car, many others have taken similar approaches to making long-range cars.
For instance, this Ariel Hipercar runs with a jet turbine to extend its range, while powering a 1,180HP engine.
Others, such as the EcoJet owned by Jay Leno, use the energy created by turbines too.
It’s been a tumultuous method so far, but if this professor can truly crack the code to a self-charging electric car and sell the idea to the highest bidder, we could be one step closer to having cars that don’t need any charging at all.
This technology is over 60 years in the making, as the first wind-powered car, the GM Firebird, was built in 1954.
But if the time has come where it can generate more power than a car uses, it was six decades of research well spent.
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