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danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: boykster on April 04, 2008, 02:19:00 pm ---Those air engines are way cool. I especially like the approach taken by the guy in australia; rather than adapting a piston engine to air, devise an even more efficient model not constrained by previous design.
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are you guys talking about compressed air vehicles? nothing amazing about the technology. a company in india is set to start making these cars next year. i think its a good thing since the recharge time is comparable to filling up a tank of petrol whereas my favourite alternate (electric) still takes hours to charge up.
the compressed cars also have a little compressor on board too so you can recharge it overnight. also since the 'gas' stations need to filter the air they are compressing, the net result of operating the car is slightly cleaner air (",)
compressed air, like electric is great because it doesnt depend on any one type of energy production. could be nuclear, coal, hydro, wind, solar or whatever.
i still like EV's though because each part is upgradable. yuo can have a super efficient '57 chevy running EV if you wanted (",) . with compressed air though, you have to build the car around the technology.
still, whichever of those two becomes popular- bring em on!
ark_ader:
The US amil in Southern California used to have electric vans to do their deliveries. We are talking like 20 or more years ago. Now they are run on Natural Gas. Why the major leap backward?
protokatie:
--- Quote ---The US amil in Southern California used to have electric vans to do their deliveries. We are talking like 20 or more years ago. Now they are run on Natural Gas. Why the major leap backward?
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Cost. Electric isnt that cheap, the cost of electricity isnt the problem: Batteries and whatnot is. Also, NG powered vehicles are underpowered (Portland maine: talked with the bus drivers and they said it sucked) but electric power is even worse: IE no pickup)
Until things change: Electric powered vehicles arent a solution at all. (Around here, we may as well call them coal powered, since that is how we get our electricity)
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: protokatie on April 05, 2008, 02:47:02 am ---
Until things change: Electric powered vehicles arent a solution at all. (Around here, we may as well call them coal powered, since that is how we get our electricity)
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i disagree. from that point of view, the only solution is no cars at all. at least electric (and compressed air) arent tied to any one energy source. what other possible method of having a car can improve on that? they would all be some alternative 'fuel'. but then that is the only thing you can run that car on. i really think if we are going to continue having cars then they must not rely on any one source...
shmokes:
--- Quote from: protokatie on April 04, 2008, 11:17:54 pm ---
. . . so I prolly wont be given access... Oh well...
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Um . . . trust me, the bar is pretty low. Just send Saint a PM and he'll give you access.
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