Road tests are very time consuming and each test cannot be finished in one trip if the route is very long. And there is a lot of factors involved that could affect your test results: weather, fuel station/pump, driving speed, etc.
While carrying the road test, one question kept coming up: Is there a single test [...]

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Google:  “automotive thermoelectric generator” you will find some information you need. Read these sites:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2008-08-11-tailpipe-exhaust-power-gm_N.htm
http://www.tegpower.com/products.html
http://www.thermo1.com/wasteheatH.htm
Thermoelectric generators are the cutting edge technology of the automotive future. The automotive industry will use them. The middle site has a bolt on device. At this point it’s basically experimental.
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If you live in Calgary you would remember the terrible weather on Friday (December 12, 2008) when heavy snow hit Calgary around two o’clock in the afternoon before everybody heading for home. Stand still everywhere! I waited until 6:30pm when my wife Margaret called me several times. So I hit the road. It took me [...]

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