Now this is clever. Here’s the idea: the roof top turbine convert the breeze created by the moving car into electricity and is routed back into the car’s battery. Passengers are invited to charge their cell phones while using the cabs. All of this is to promote awareness of the environment and renewable power sources. Sounds like a good idea to me except that the drag crated by the turbine might negate the power crated by it, but then again the taxis themselves are equipped with an engine “idle stop” features, which temporarily shuts off the engine when idling to reduce the amount of exhaust and gas consumed.
And they have bike racks too, now that is a good idea. Perhaps in the future more cab companies will offer things like this.
[via Unplugged Living]