Regenerative braking?
I was thinking... In order to lessen the load on the alternator, or even make it easier to eliminate the alternator altogether...
Could you retrofit a regenerative braking system onto a non-hybrid car? Like find a junked insight or prius and pull the brake systems off them.
If you could, then braking would be far less of a worry for the hypermiler, and the alternator wouldn't have to work nearly as hard to keep the battery charged.
Or is it something far too complicated to fuss with?
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