submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

151 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

the energy has to come from somewhere

The car is making electricity when driving lights on or off. If the battery is full it's lost to waste.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

If the battery is full the alternator doesn't output any significant current. It doesn't provide any extra load to the engine.

this post was submitted on 02 Jun 2025

61 points (100.0% liked)

chapotraphouse

13905 readers

746 users here now

Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.

No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer

Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.

founded 4 years ago

MODERATORS