Yes, and that's why alternators have voltage-regulators.
Large alternators are often installed to keep up with high demand at low speeds. That because a car or truck might have headlight. fog lights, large stereo amp, DVD player, AC, etc. all drawing power at once. Come to a stop light and have the engine idling, and an alternator might to supply 60 amps just to prevent battery drain.
On a side-note, my diesel trucks with dual batteries easily call for 60 amps after first starting. That's only 30 amps per battery.
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