CthulhusIntern [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoNo unpopular opinions. What's your super popular opinion that basically everyone on Hexbear, and quite a few people outside of it, would agree on?message-squaremessage-square150linkfedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down10
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareNo unpopular opinions. What's your super popular opinion that basically everyone on Hexbear, and quite a few people outside of it, would agree on?CthulhusIntern [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square150linkfedilink
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIs it a myth it uses more fuel or is it just negligible to the point of being immeasurable in practical terms? Because the energy has to come from somewhere.
minus-squareXiaCobolt [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months ago the energy has to come from somewhere The car is making electricity when driving lights on or off. If the battery is full it’s lost to waste.
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIf the battery is full the alternator doesn’t output any significant current. It doesn’t provide any extra load to the engine.
Is it a myth it uses more fuel or is it just negligible to the point of being immeasurable in practical terms?
Because the energy has to come from somewhere.
The car is making electricity when driving lights on or off. If the battery is full it’s lost to waste.
If the battery is full the alternator doesn’t output any significant current. It doesn’t provide any extra load to the engine.