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Wind/solar motorcycle [with 50 km solar/wind range] looks like an April Fools' joke ... but it's legit (newatlas.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Bet you love blackbird

It is powered by wind to go 4 times the speed of wind, downwind.

There are also 2 veritasium and many other vids on it that try to explain how its possible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The blackbird works because the turbine is so big, and the rest of the vehicle is very aerodynamic. Unlike that thing in the OP...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But this one also had solar panels!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like a 100W panel, which couldn't generate enough power to propel a light-weight bicycle, let alone a moped with a battery. It might be enough to offset the weight and drag it adds, but that's only when it's in direct sunlight.