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[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago

Gotcha, thanks. It doesn't sound particularly revolutionary as far as energy capture goes, since 40W is probably negligible on today's cars.

NGL though, on an old '75 Honda motorcycle I used to own, an extra 40W would have been amazing. The alternator was too tiny to keep the electronics running and battery charged, and I had to turn the headlight off whenever possible to keep the battery charging.