Sounds pretty kool right? Well these MIT guys have created a shock absorber thing known as GenShock. It works in a way that it harnesses energy from small bumps on the road, generating electricity. The team says that they can produce upto a 10% improvement in fuel efficiency by using regenerative shock absorbers. So, if you have a car equipped with GenShock you want mind those chuckholes:-)
They started the research with the question that where is most of the vehicles' energy getting wasted and they came up with the conclusion that a big part of energy is wasted on travelling on bumpy roads. I tried to gather information regarding how this GenShock actually works but couldnt really get some handy details.
They have calculated that a company such as Wal-Mart could save $13 million a year in fuel costs by converting its fleet of trucks. Now thats what I call Technology!:-)
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