Tech | July 23, 2008 | 12 comments

Vehicles Powered Completely By Air (NO JOKE)

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7SyF-vAnM4&feature=related

onepeacefullight
Like never before I need a second opinion... Is this for real?!
(Where is Russell Gehrke when I need him?)

Is it possible to exponentiate energy? This video claims that through various stages of compression technology, energy can be created and not entirely lost..

The CAR is POWERED by .. AIR. (under pressure)

Poof!

~I want to be a believer.

'Although it costs money to create the compressed air, that energy is actually created by, compressed air..'

Geoff Lawton, a permaculture design proffesional, says that 'it's not how much water you have in a system, it's how many times you use that water/energy.. within the system.' And I loosely quote, 'If you have one gallon of water, and you use it once, well then you have one gallon of water.. If you take that one gallon of water, and use it ten times, well then you have ten gallons of water.

Your take?
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12 comments // Vehicles Powered Completely By Air (NO JOKE) // Video

  • gylu
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      gylu  

    • This video makes me thing they are very loud but not much more then a gas car. plus I don't think they have any sound insulation in the prototypes.

    • 3 years ago
  • gylu
  • gylu
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      gylu  

    • I agree with technobarde. everything till the end is nice and logical but why did they have to throw in the perpetual motion there at the end. just leave it to the faces. I would be more then happy to have an air car.

    • 3 years ago
  • Technobarde
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      Technobarde  

    • I have a serious complaint. This technology is real. It costs only a few dollars to fill up the tanks and can be powered by electricity generated from wind, solar, etc. which makes it truly emission-free. However, this video tries to tell us that it costs "$0.00" to fill up and that we can run it perpetually! This is absurd. Running the engine requires that the air expands to push the pistons so it is no longer at the same pressure that would be required to compress more in compensation, not to mention energy lost to friction, air resistance, etc.

      This technology is viable and useful but this video is only making it look like a piece of science fiction with no credibility.

    • 3 years ago
  • Crenshaw_Brothers
  • ocanada
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      ocanada  

    • This is already in production by TATA motors of India who also recently purchased Jaguar and land Rover from the Ford Motor Company. The top speed is 70mph and the range is roughtly 300 miles on three gallons of gas which power the air compressor. It also needs no air conditioner as the compressed air can itself be used, and the car comes with an extra compressor that can refuel the car in as little as an hour. Expected production cost is under five thousand dollars but it isn't expected to be released in the U.S. Expect to see this on the road in as little as a year and a half.

    • 3 years ago
  • onepeacefullight
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  • AlinaJette
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      AlinaJette  

    • I am in the automotive industry and am always fascinated about the new ways to power cars. I have actually heard about this awhile ago, and it is real.

      Very interesting concept, and if it can get backed by a major car developer, we could really have something here.

      The problem is, the oil industry is very persuasive about keeping this technology out of the hands of the pubic.

      Also check out the cars that are powered by vegetable oil, water, solar power or even manure.

      We have the technology, but there is no progress if it interferes with the all-mighty dollar.

    • 3 years ago
  • onepeacefullight
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      onepeacefullight  
    • AlinaJette:

      I agree with you.. unfortunately ;)

      But I have to wonder, If we are paying our government officials to regulate emmisions, and protect our .. clean air clean water etc..

      And if technologies like this do exist.. Then, isn't it their responsibility, to enforce more strict regulations, being that the solution IS available?..

      I guess the better question is.. If we, the people, know the solutions, and voice this to our local elected officials.. Can we actually make a difference?

      I'm not doing all gaga in hippy dream land. I am very inquisitively wondering the shortest distance from A to B. From where we are, to where we need to be.

      (..To avoid having to get from, here.. to living on the moon, or mars.)

      How do we 'break the mold'?

      WTF- How do we get out of this thing.

      -'Free' market system-

      Ok.. It's money..

      -If I had this car I could save money
      -If I sold compression tanks I could make money
      -If i sold those mini-tires I could make money
      -If I sold the compression generator I could make money
      -If carbon was taxed, this would be worth even more money..
      -If I was a municipal leader and implemented..compression fueled buses, with low risk, cost benefit, AND created jobs, I would be a hero, for making money..

      Perhaps compression technology is too far feched, for now. But WVO is currently a 'waste', that costs us money to dispose of.. Palm and soy suck, but WVO, seems to make common cents, for starters..

      Take it from city restaurants, mix it with 6 oil in a gen set, (short distance from A to B, low infrastructure, low cost, low risk), power the city in part from what used to be a 'waste'.

      Cities could tout themselves as a 'green' powered city. A sustainable biofuel powered city (in part).

      --you got me going ;)

    • 3 years ago
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