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I think the wind at his back is key here. His car was acting like a wind turbine

• croon 5y ago
  I think OP meant winding and not windy, but even if not, Teslas (and any other car) are designed to be aerodynamic, not the opposite, so it's quite impossible to yield more energy than it cost in that scenario, even ignoring motor efficiency, regenerative braking efficiency, and every other real world inefficiency.
  • underwater 5y ago
    Windy is a perfectly valid descriptive word for a twisting road.
    • tomjakubowski 5y ago
      the confusion in this thread is that windy, as written, could mean there's lots of wind (said "win-dee") or lots of bends (or "winds", said "whine-dee"). "winding" is less ambiguous
      • underwater 5y ago
        Obviously. But `croon` seemed to think that windy was was incorrectly, not just ambiguously: "I think OP meant winding and not windy"
  • wolverine876 5y ago
    > Teslas (and any other car) are designed to be aerodynamic Why not design them to be aerodynamic for headwinds, and maximize wind-resistance for tailwinds? I wonder how much energy would be gained.