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Garin:
One to keep the greens happy

http://www.theaircar.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4

mike142sl:
One to keep us all happy. Imagine the power of a scaled up version that will fit the space of a Land Rover engine bay.

Just watch the reaction of the oil companies.

thermidorthelobster:
Just like hydrogen, the compressed air isn't a fuel at all, it's a way of storing energy.  Just like hydrogen, you need to put all the energy in when you generate the compressed air (or hydrogen).  So you still need to use the same amount of energy as any other method of propulsion;  which comes from the national grid, which in the UK is mainly coal- or gas-fired power stations.  So to say this is non-polluting is just plain rubbish.

muddymesser:
ewww

V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: "thermidorthelobster" ---Just like hydrogen, the compressed air isn't a fuel at all, it's a way of storing energy.  Just like hydrogen, you need to put all the energy in when you generate the compressed air (or hydrogen).  So you still need to use the same amount of energy as any other method of propulsion;  which comes from the national grid, which in the UK is mainly coal- or gas-fired power stations.  So to say this is non-polluting is just plain rubbish.
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Too right. Energy only changes state. It doesn't pop out of thin air. In order to get energy out in one form it has to be put in in another.

The only time it's 'for free' is if you can harness naturally occuring energy..... like nuclear, the cleanest power generation method ever discovered  :roll:  :D

Of course, you still have to build the power station, or the wind turbine, or the hydro electric plant..........

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