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| shelby/914 |
 Jan 11 2008, 09:58 AM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 804 Joined: 24-August 05 From: Foxfield, Co Member No.: 4,655 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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| Katmanken |
Jan 12 2008, 09:45 AM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Why???????
I bet that sucker costs more energy per mile than a gas engine... And when one of those tanks is breached in an accident, you have a rocket....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Ken |
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| KELTY360 |
Jan 12 2008, 12:07 PM
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QUOTE(kwales @ Jan 12 2008, 07:45 AM)  Why??????? I bet that sucker costs more energy per mile than a gas engine... And when one of those tanks is breached in an accident, you have a rocket....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Ken As opposed to a fireball when a gas tank is breached? Seems to me that a gasoline engine is just an air pump anyway. An inefficient one that gives off massive amounts of wasted energy in the form of heat, to say nothing of unhealthy, noxious fumes. The use of electricity to create compressed air seems like a more efficient use of resources, especially in the case of that little rotary unit. If the tanks are recharged during non-peak generating hours it becomes even more desirable. Less weight, pollution, heat loss; all those attributes add up to a technology worth pursuing IMHO. |
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shelby/914 Interesting idea - air powered car Jan 11 2008, 09:58 AM
KELTY360 Very cool! Thanks for sharing that. Jan 11 2008, 10:16 AM McMark Neat! Jan 11 2008, 07:18 PM
Vacca Rabite
I bet that sucker costs more energy per mile than... Jan 12 2008, 12:24 PM kwales You have been watching too many movies....
In Hol... Jan 12 2008, 12:40 PM KELTY360
You have been watching too many movies....
In Ho... Jan 12 2008, 01:10 PM jd74914 The nice thing about using electricity to compress... Jan 12 2008, 12:52 PM BiG bOgGs Good points kwales. If this air car is more or le... Jan 12 2008, 12:56 PM So.Cal.914 The tanks being carbon fiber, I think a simple sca... Jan 12 2008, 12:57 PM kwales One of my big concerns is breaching the air tank.
... Jan 12 2008, 02:08 PM orange914 what sold me is his pronunciation of a-lu-minium
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