# Generator powered by car tire out there?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 15, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generator-powered-by-car-tire-out-there/308341 "2005-06-15T05:32:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 13, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generator-powered-by-car-tire-out-there/308341/36 "2025-12-13T15:41:29Z")

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I thought this was going to be about using the air in the tyre to power a generator. VW managed to power the windscreen washers using the spare tyre, but maybe science has improved since then!

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