if you could use all the heat the comes when compressing that air .what is the cost per mile? -- I started using a electric impact wrench as running the air compress for a few bolts seem a waste. I hear the air car also has great air-conditioning from that expanding air (still like my EV) anything is better than gas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Rhodes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Christopher Witmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 11:41 AM Subject: Re: Air powered car OT
> This topic has been discussed before. The vehicle is made in NY state. > The tank is compressed to 4500 pounds. CNG is 3500lb. I'd rather be in the > air car. It does however use more electricity to fill them up. They are > loud as a car and needs a muffler. The car can be small and roomy inside. > Interesting. I'll believe it when I see one run. Lawrence Rhodes...The > only thing about it that is electric about it is how it is filled. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher Witmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 7:39 AM > Subject: Re: Air powered car > > > > Air powered car? What kind of pressure are they talking about in the > > tank? I shoot a pneumatic rifle with a built-in tank that can take up to > > about 3500 psi. This rifle will shoot a lead pellet about the weight of > > a .22 bullet at very close to the speed of sound. But the rifle is also > > every bit as loud as a conventional .22 rifle. I would not want to be > > anywhere near a collision involving an air powered car -- it would seem > > to me that the air tank could easily turn into a bomb. (An exploding > > SCUBA tank can turn a wooden building into a jumbled heap of firewood.) > > > > Christopher Witmer > > > >
