| Wind Powered Toy Electric Car |
| Written by Hank Green | ||
| Wednesday, 29 August 2007 | ||
 We've talked about the loopwing turbine before, and also about solar powered toy fuel cell car. But the two have been thrown together in this awesome wind-powered, electric-toy-car kit. Tamiya has partnered with Loopwing to create the kit, which requires what is likely to be a great deal of assembly. But, once you've created your system, the wind turbine will charge the car enough to keep it running by remote control for 3.5 hours. If I were 13 I would be begging my parents for one of these things, and I'm nearly asking my wife right now. The biggest surprise of all is the price, a mere $30! Via Gizmodo head to Tamiya for more information
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Hmm
written by Joe , August 29, 2007
I wonder if you could take this system, rip apart the car, and use the parts to charge regular batteries for things like cameras and mp3 players.
Loopwind electric car kit
written by Anisah David , August 30, 2007
How can I get one of these for my husband? I didn't see a link to the company, so thought I'd ask. He may be an adult, but he's got the heart & soul of a 13 yr old when it comes to models & remote controlled gaggets
URL
written by Amos , August 30, 2007
The URL to this kit in the US web shop is here: http://www.tamiyausa.com/produ...t-id=75021
apparently it doesn't work via remote co
written by Corrado , September 01, 2007
apparently it doesn't work via remote control...
have you seen the video on Tamiya? the guy set the wheel angle and the car keeps going in the same circle. For Hmm: actually what it recharges it's a capacitor... not a battery, it makes quite a difference about stored energy! But I wish it might be the first of a generation!
this does not solve anything
written by julien , September 04, 2007
This item does not solve any problem of ecology. I mean that this is just something to sell more and more, consume more and more. the best thing you can do to be green is not to buy such useless items! Do kids need such stuff made of oil? Well, no...
From Toy to Renewable Energy Teaching Ai
written by John , November 04, 2007
I just found the loopwing toy yesterday and ordered one from an Amazon company. Our company, LearnOnLine, Inc. intends to add a computer interface to this device so that users can see the real-time voltage, current and power outputs of the turbine graphically plotted on a computer screen. In addition to the toy car, the computer interface will add a number of resistor loads to see how the turbine performs under these varying conditions. Not only will this inexpensive device teach wind theory, it will also teach basic electrical concepts as well...see it at www.learnonline.com by January, 2008.
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