When you hear electric car, do you think Prius?

[Jonny69]

Originally Posted by Raymond Lin

I am wondering, how come they can't self charge themselves while the car is in motion? Same way when you use wind to turn a turbine that charges a battery, if you use the motion in the wheels driven by the engine, and charge a second set of batteries while the 1st set is running. When the first set is flat, some kind of switch over and do the same back. The energy needed to power the car is no doubt more than it can generate but surely you would go on miles and miles and miles !

They do it's called regenerative braking