I love the thought of electric hotrods. But they need charging. I love the electric Tesla, but it needs charging. But I hate the thought of the Pious.
But, if you were to take a car the size of a Chrysler 300C, Convert it to electric. Fit a huge solar panel to the roof to trickle charge, fit a small turbine (like a squirrel cage fan) across the front of the airdam to use wind caused by movement to trickle charge, with regenerative braking to trickle charge, and a small (bio) diesel generator that kicks in when batteries are below a certain level to boost charge (like a night when the solar can't work).
Could that actually work to sustain an electric car of a decent family/executive size between charges that doesn't rely on fossil fuel for main high speed but doesn't require charging several times a day?
Not even suggesting a fantasy project, just mind wandering while trying to avoid the mind numbing TV, and thinking about the stupid cost of fuels.
Regenerative braking works. Wind turbines work. Solar panels work. A diesel generator works.
So why not combine them all them together. Mains charging would always be there as a backup, but why not make it just that, and reduce the fossil fuel elecric generation to a minimum.