this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2025
44 points (100.0% liked)

Green Energy

2678 readers
77 users here now

Everything about energy production and storage.

Related communities:

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
poVoq@slrpnk.net
SteveKLord@slrpnk.net
44
Wind/solar motorcycle [with 50 km solar/wind range] looks like an April Fools' joke ... but it's legit (newatlas.com)
submitted 1 week ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/energy@slrpnk.net
15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 week ago

I think I've worked it out, after some discussion in another comment thread.

This contraption probably has a high centre of gravity and would tip over backwards if you accelerate too fast. They probably worked out a wind turbine on the top spreads the acceleration force and reduces this problem. The turbine is not for generating power, it has a motor and is used to give some thrust to the top.