Thread: Compressed Air Car
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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Default Re: Compressed Air Car
Originally Posted by FTroopChief
Not really new news, little more than a year old, but looks like it's coming to fruition. I wonder if we use too much AIR for driving, we will have to slow down our breathing?? The US has already knocked the price up to $18,000 and hasn't designed a car yet. Check this out:

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/compressed-air-car.shtml

http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...s/4251491.html

Maybe call it the NOFIRE
As a packaging and process engineer, I can tell you that compressed air is one of the worst consumers of energy. Very innefficiant as less than 45% of the power put into a compressed air tank can be redeemed as usable motive energy.
I would be surprised if this could meet a decent MPG equivalent of consumed wattage or BTU's.

Just my opinion. Sonoros, you're the energy guru. What do you think? Could this be efficient?

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