From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
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> >Have you seen this: http://www.theaircar.com/ ?  A compressed air powered
> >car. I remembered it from the recucling of braking energy comment; this
> >thing uses the braking power to compress air back. I think this is a
pretty
> >cool idea, as it is truly a non polluting engine, and a relatively safe
> >powersource which already exists in many many places.
> >
> >
> >Antti Kurenniemi
> >
> Interesting.  I had this notion a long time ago.  I wonder how it is
> refueled, considering the high pressures involved.  I supposed it
> could have a electrically powered compressor on board which could
> "recharge" it overnight.  I also see a practical limit as the pressure
> turns the fuel into liquid air.  Perhaps *that* is what would be
> offered at the pump?

It has an onboard electrical compressor, so you can just plug it in to a
standard outlet and have it recharge itself. Also, if there is
high-pressure air available, you can just push that into it. I saw a
documentary on tv once, where I think it was said that the onboard
compressor would take hours to fill it, but it could be safely filled with
high pressure air in three minutes.


Antti Kurenniemi

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