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Off Roading Anyone?

05/11/2010 7:30 AM

A Combination of a micro generator & active motion control technology make it possible to charge your cell phone & get dirty at the same time...

Electricity-Generating Shock Absorbers

Levant Power saves fuel by turning road shocks and vibrations into electricity.

By Kevin Bullis

Shock absorbers that generate electricity, which are being developed by Cambridge, MA-based Levant Power, can lower fuel consumption by 1.5 to 6 percent, depending on the vehicle and driving conditions. The system can also improve vehicle handling.

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05/11/2010 8:36 PM

Amazing.
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05/12/2010 11:14 AM

Thanks! As someone else said, Nice Find!

The only thing I find amazing is that they actually use a rotating generator. I'd think that with today's magnets, they should be able to generate without those rotating parts, as indicated near the end of the article.

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