Comments on: Researchers squeeze more electricity from heat

Thermoelectric material offering double efficiency in converting heat into electricity, developed by researchers at Ohio State University, has an obvious application for cars.

[Renegade Knight]

There is a direct application for this in hybrid cars.

[Renegade Knight]

There is a direct application for this in hybrid cars.

[k2dave]

Forget hybrid cars, what about regular cars? Is there the option of getting rid of the alternator and producing the electrical load of the car totally for free (via waste heat)? Though the alternator is a small load on the engine, I would think a mpg improvement should be worth it considering how many conventional cars are on the road and collectively how much fuel will be saved.

[anthonysmission]

Any steps to get more out of a wasteful product are good steps.

Anthony Kraudelt
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