Abstract: Described is a process and apparatus that converts the power contained within a moving vehicle when maintaining a motion on a surface, such as a vehicle moving on a street, into electricity to be used directly or stored in batteries to power a load. The specific invention, described herein, is a power converter that uses the motion of a moving platform or vehicle to derive electrical power using a described means of energy capture, transfer, and conversion. The specific invention uses friction and force transfer to capture forward or backward movements on a surface through friction, converts that kinetic energy into rotational torque, and generates useable electricity for the purposes of doing work.