I'll avoid putting this in EE :-)

Taking power from cars while they are braking may make sense.
But, anything that generates power from a car's slipstream on a level 
motorway is liable to be a bad idea overall.

This man doesn't think so:

> http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2466


Darrieus wind turbines mounted on the centre line use the 'wind' from 
passing cars to generate electricity.

That's one way to get fuel to power your alternators. But it's 
unlikely to be an energy efficient or ecologically viable one. IMHO 
anyway :-)



        Russell

ref: Matthew McMahon


FWIW - the article refers to Darius (sic) wind turbines. Can't say 
I've heard of that version :-)


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