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Lexus drives over bridge, boffins convert the energy into electricity
Lexus engineers in Japan have worked out how to convert the energy generated by vehicles driving over a bridge into electricity to power the structure's lights.
They then go on to say that some clever types are working out how to collect energy generated by raindrops falling and people walking - so you could perhaps one day power your city by walking around it. Good stuff.
(Pity about the Lexus guff at the end, though.)
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uzzy94 commented on this article
at 04:22 pm on 03 November 2009
yeahh dats a really gud idea, yayyyyy!!1 first comment!!!!! lol by da way wens da new topgear series cumin out??
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at 04:22 pm on 03 November 2009
yeahh dats a really gud idea, yayyyyy!!1 first comment!!!!! lol by da way wens da new topgear series cumin out??
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 05:07 pm on 03 November 2009
Wow, even TopGear's tenuous-link skills have been thwarted by Lexus. Making electricity from vibrating things is a reason for buying an LS600h, apparently. I like the idea, though. Save the world a little by thundering across a bridge in a 5.0 IS-F!
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at 05:08 pm on 03 November 2009
uzzy94, later this month. Now learn to spell.
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PetrolheadViper commented on this article
at 05:20 pm on 03 November 2009
Wow double double posts :S 15th November to be precise.
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