Magnetic Engine

I wonder how efficient it is at converting battery power to motion.

Batteries are used to store energy. Powerplants operate 24 hours a day usually at peak output. Charging batteries at night during off-peak hours uses electricity that otherwise goes unused. So a lot of batteries can be charged each night without increasing the amount of coal or oil used at the powerplants.

There is a power plant near where I grew up that was basically a huge pond at the top of a mountain. During the night when the rates were cheaper, they would pump water to the top of the mountain. During the highest use hours they would then let the water come back town and produce electricity. They made their money on the price difrence between peak and off-peak hours.

That make sense, especially for a small town.

One of the advantages of living in the mountains. The do the same thing at the local ski areas; they pump at night and make snow during the day to save money.
I tend to think of them as physical capacitors on a grand scale.

Guys. if one presumes that Permanent magnets cannot contribute energy to a system, as many argues, then how can the following work???:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDeXTXYFKAY&feature=related

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Another thing on this pumped up water thing...and perhaps hydropowe

Water in rivers run because of gravity..If one puts his/her hand in the water it's pushed. This push, I think can be concentrated using funnels.

There are many very ugly parts of many rivers where generators can be placed, and generators can be maintained, not to pollute.

This, on the surface, just looks like a permanent magnet motor, but I'm guessing it isn't because standard motors don't require a starter (a gas motor starter).
Does anyone have any idea of what's actually inside that thing?

Well, as long as the earth keeps working, and AFTER the generator and all necessary, ancillary components are paid for, the earth provides us with dang-near free energy. That is, high elevation lakes with enough rainfall to keep them at thier average levels and tapped for their potential energy converted to kinetic energy to spin turbines connected to generators produce energy to sell. I say "dang-near" 'cause there ARE operating costs . . .

Wonder if you used magnetic force with an electric drive to create electricity because you could use different sources to create more electricy

You mis understand what you are seeing in the video. The battery is used for the electric starter to spin the motor, once the motor is spinning it is running strictly on magnets, then if it were in a car would have an alternator to keep the battery full. This is perpetual motion. A self contained powerplant that you could use to also power your house. The inventor is under attack from the industries that he is threatening. no one will ever get these devices out due to the contant harrassment, the inventors need protection.