CNN reports on a new eco-car that will use air to get around.Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) will manufacture the so-called air cars with an estimated release date of 2010. ZPM obtained the license to produce these vehicles from MDI, the European developers of the air car technology.
The car will use compressed air to power the engine, said the company, which is similar to train steam-engine technology. But the engine will be a dual energy type so it will also run using fuel:
"'Above 35 mph, there is an external combustion system which is basically a heater that uses a little bit of gasoline or biofuel or ethanol or vegetable oil that will heat the air,' said Shiva Vencat, vice president of MDI and CEO of Zero Pollution Motors."Some experts claim the energy used to compress the air would make the car about as efficient as an electric vehicle.
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REFUELING THE COMPRESSED AIR TANKS
ReplyDeleteWe read so many comments about using electricity especially power generated from coal and the carbon footprint that leaves.
Few people think outside the square, few people grasp the huge paradigm shift we are about to experience, as the planet needs to replace its dependence of fossil fuels, for many the changes and adjustment will be huge. Maybe more research is needed to find ways (that MDI are already looking at) to make filling air tanks more environmentally friendly
In the future look for a solar element to this process
Refueling stations near wind farms
Home based Compressed Air iPower units supplying your household, refueling your car and excess generation going back into the power gird.
Turbines can be installed alongside fast flowing rivers and air filling stations located on river banks.
And other yet unexplored ideas - new technologies bring new innovations.......Read More www.thefuture.net.nz/aircar.htm#refuel