Cars that run on air

[Kaolccips]

I replied in the electric car thread but I figured this needed a thread of its own for discussion.

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

There ya go. No need for electricity to power it, only to compress the air. Which wouldn't be near the amount of electricity than an electric car would take to charge.

Takes 3 minutes to fill, or plug in at home and the cars compressor fills it in 4 hours.
AMAZING mileage. CHEAP car.
Only problem is it looks like shit... but seems like it would get rid of many of the problems you would come across with an electric car.

Thoughts?

 

[manlymatt83]

:thumbsup: !

 

[Scouzer]

Imagine the explosion if a compressed air car hit a gasoline car at high speed. Boom.

 

[Kaolccips]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak


:thumbsup: !

Just think though if they changed the body style up. Actually made them look like something people would want to drive. Fresh air coming out of the tail pipe. Driving from NY to LA on 1 tank of gas. Sounds like something someone would get killed over.

Originally posted by: Scouzer
Imagine the explosion if a compressed air car hit a gasoline car at high speed. Boom.

Clearly you didn't watch the video. I thought the same thing at first, though the tanks are made with carbon fiber so a wreck would just split it, rather than cause it to explode.

 

[Ns1]

If it had a paintball gun attachment it would be tops

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Kaolccips
I replied in the electric car thread but I figured this needed a thread of its own for discussion.

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

There ya go. No need for electricity when it uses compressed air instead.
Takes 3 minutes to fill, or plug in at home and the cars compressor fills it in 4 hours.
AMAZING mileage. CHEAP car.
Only problem is it looks like shit... but seems like it would get rid of many of the problems you would come across with an electric car.

Thoughts?

Where does the compressed air come from?
A compressor, yes?
What powers the compressor?

 

[Kaolccips]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Kaolccips
I replied in the electric car thread but I figured this needed a thread of its own for discussion.

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

There ya go. No need for electricity when it uses compressed air instead.
Takes 3 minutes to fill, or plug in at home and the cars compressor fills it in 4 hours.
AMAZING mileage. CHEAP car.
Only problem is it looks like shit... but seems like it would get rid of many of the problems you would come across with an electric car.

Thoughts?

Where does the compressed air come from?
A compressor, yes?
What powers the compressor?

What do you think would use more electricity? Enough to run a compressor, or enough to charge a car that runs solely on electricity?

When I said that I didn't mean it wouldn't require any kind of power consumption and just suck the air right out of the sky to power it by magical powers. Of course it will take electricity, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't take even close to as much as it would to charge an electric car.

 

[Chiropteran]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Kaolccips
I replied in the electric car thread but I figured this needed a thread of its own for discussion.

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

There ya go. No need for electricity when it uses compressed air instead.
Takes 3 minutes to fill, or plug in at home and the cars compressor fills it in 4 hours.
AMAZING mileage. CHEAP car.
Only problem is it looks like shit... but seems like it would get rid of many of the problems you would come across with an electric car.

Thoughts?

Where does the compressed air come from?
A compressor, yes?
What powers the compressor?

Stationary exercise devices.

 

[agibby5]

This is really awesome! I wonder when it will see the public marketplace, if at all...

 

[herm0016]

great.... cuz compressing air is such an efficient process.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Kaolccips
I replied in the electric car thread but I figured this needed a thread of its own for discussion.

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

There ya go. No need for electricity when it uses compressed air instead.
Takes 3 minutes to fill, or plug in at home and the cars compressor fills it in 4 hours.
AMAZING mileage. CHEAP car.
Only problem is it looks like shit... but seems like it would get rid of many of the problems you would come across with an electric car.

Thoughts?

Where does the compressed air come from?
A compressor, yes?
What powers the compressor?

The car comes with a bicycle pump.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Kaolccips
I replied in the electric car thread but I figured this needed a thread of its own for discussion.

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

There ya go. No need for electricity when it uses compressed air instead.
Takes 3 minutes to fill, or plug in at home and the cars compressor fills it in 4 hours.
AMAZING mileage. CHEAP car.
Only problem is it looks like shit... but seems like it would get rid of many of the problems you would come across with an electric car.

Thoughts?

Where does the compressed air come from?
A compressor, yes?
What powers the compressor?

The car comes with a bicycle pump.

I am going to make an adapter so it can be powered by hamsters.

 

[Kaolccips]

Please watch the video before posting.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Chiropteran

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Kaolccips
I replied in the electric car thread but I figured this needed a thread of its own for discussion.

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

There ya go. No need for electricity when it uses compressed air instead.
Takes 3 minutes to fill, or plug in at home and the cars compressor fills it in 4 hours.
AMAZING mileage. CHEAP car.
Only problem is it looks like shit... but seems like it would get rid of many of the problems you would come across with an electric car.

Thoughts?

Where does the compressed air come from?
A compressor, yes?
What powers the compressor?

Stationary exercise devices.

I've actually thought about that as a power source for years and years... row after row of sweaty people on bicycles

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Kaolccips
Please watch the video before posting.

Or, for people who would rather read (or are impaired of hearing)

 

[legoman666]

took me about 5 minutes to figure out he was saying aluminum.

good stuff.

 

[EGGO]

This isn't about flying cars? Darn.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Kaolccips
What do you think would use more electricity? Enough to run a compressor, or enough to charge a car that runs solely on electricity?

Running the compressor uses more energy. Charging batteries from the grid is 93% efficient. Compressing air is, at best 80% efficient.

ZV

 

[Vic]

Uhh... IIRC it takes more electricity to compress the air than it does to charge a battery. I'll watch the video when I get the chance though.

 

[nakedfrog]

Something about using wind power to provide electricity to compress air for an air car just seems poetic, though

 

[50cent1228]

awesome!

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: legoman666
took me about 5 minutes to figure out he was saying aluminum.

good stuff.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm

educate yourself young padawan

 

[Baked]

These guys would be killed before they put the car into production by the petro company ninjas.

Originally posted by: legoman666
took me about 5 minutes to figure out he was saying aluminum.

good stuff.

Seriously, I thought he was saying adamantium.

 

[gorcorps]

Whats the big fuss about whether or not this uses less electricity than a battery charge? IMO the important part is that it only takes electricity which comes from wind turbines, dams, or coal. All of which are domestic and cleaner than petrol so it's an improvement either way. No foreign dependence ftw

 

[MrPickins]

The warehouse cart is a good idea.

I seriously doubt the claims of the french car, though.
They said 200km on one refill of air? I doubt that. Not enough energy in compressed air.