Are wind turbines for cars a dream or a reality?
Short answer: Mostly a breezy dream for everyday cars, but a practical gust for certain niches.
Wind power makes perfect sense when you have acres of ocean or a skyscraper's worth of sail—think ships with kites and Flettner rotors. Shrink that idea to the size of a sedan and the laws of physics start whispering, "Not so fast." Power from wind scales with the...