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GM Thermoelectric Generator Boosts Gas Mileage

ten-year-old design for a prototype thermoelectric generator will be tested in a Chevy Suburban in 2009. GM estimates that such a device, based on a 10-year-old technology, could boost gas mileage 5% by converting exhaust heat into electricity.

     Electric power consumption for on-board applications like air conditioning and sound systems cut into gas mileage by as much as 25% because the electricity must be generated using an alternator that adds to an engine's load. Satisfying some of that demand with a thermoelectric generator would reduce engine load and improve mileage.

This prototype of General Motors's thermoelectric generator is ten years old. (AP Photo/General Motors, Lee Short)

A module for a thermoelectric generator that converts exhaust heat to electricity could improve fuel economy by 5 percent. (AP Photo/General Motors, Lee Short)

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