Re:Creator of 5-hour Energy Wants to Power Homes with Bikes
by grecy on Thursday October 08, 2015 @11:35PM
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I built and operated a pedal powered generator [1] It's a regular bike on a stand, with a belt turning a 110v AC motor.
I can tell you, pedaling to making electricity is hard. It requires a lot of effort. On the flip side, if you told people they had to pedal before they could use the electricity for stuff like TV, xbox, etc., people would be doing those things a lot less.
I ended up giving it to a friend who powers his house with the bike, a 70W solar panel and three old car batteries :)
I can tell you, pedaling to making electricity is hard. It requires a lot of effort. On the flip side, if you told people they had to pedal before they could use the electricity for stuff like TV, xbox, etc., people would be doing those things a lot less.
I ended up giving it to a friend who powers his house with the bike, a 70W solar panel and three old car batteries :)
[1] http://theroadchoseme.com/smoothie-bike