The Washington DC Fox affiliate reported on a new device that a Burger King outlet in New Jersey is now testing. According to the news segment, the outlet has a metal sheet that cars drive over as they go into the drive-through window. The metal sheet has wheels that the car turns, which generate electricity. Burger King uses the energy to power its stop light for the drive-through, but they hope to get more electricity in the future by setting up longer strips.
If anyone has not figured out the problem in this story, Burger King has not gone green at all. Burger King has found a way to siphon energy from their customers. Their customers will have to use more gas to get through the drive-through window so that Burger King has free electricity to power their outlet. This may be a clever way for Burger king to tax its customers, but it is not green at all.
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