Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could Hit 1000-Mile Ra

[pcosmar]

I don't want to burst anyones bubble, but popmech and popsci have been touting many future items that NEVER make it, like the low cost flying cars, they have been on the cover 5+ times over the last 50 years never to make it to production.

Exactly.
An air storage tank the size of that entire car and with 500psi would not keep my air tools running for 30 minutes.
I don't see how it could produce the horsepower needed to move me down the road at 50 mph.

 

[Knightskye]

In a very limited role and short distance urban setting this may have some use.

Right, because 125 miles is "short". Plus, it only takes a couple minutes to refill, if you have a really long trip.

I seriously doubt the real application and claimed power output.

Why don't you test drive it first, smart guy?

http://www.theaircar.com/acf/who-we-are/who-we-are.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4t1P9bdGw&feature=related

It's very real and very practical. About 125 miles per charge, and a couple dollars to fill.

I can't wait.

 

[Mahkato]

I don't think range and refueling stations are that important, since most of the driving most people do is short distances around town or commuting. If a car has 100 mile range and can be "refueled" at home (with an air compressor, for example), it would be a suitable second vehicle for someone who, say, commutes 20 miles.

Also, if an air car could be designed with easily removable tanks that aren't too heavy, such as the size of a standard LP tank, you could "refuel" at any gas station that stocked full tanks by trading in your empty.

 

[ItsTime]

I would buy one. Good points Jonathan

 

[pcosmar]

Right, because 125 miles is "short". Plus, it only takes a couple minutes to refill, if you have a really long trip.



Why don't you test drive it first, smart guy?

http://www.theaircar.com/acf/who-we-are/who-we-are.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmqpGZv0YT4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov4t1P9bdGw&feature=related

It's very real and very practical. About 125 miles per charge, and a couple dollars to fill.

I can't wait.

I see drawings and claims and sales pitch. Not any proof. The car shown would not survive my driveway, let alone my needs.
As I said, it may be OK for a city dweller with a limited travel distance, if it works as advertised.
I have many doubts.
It sounds like someone selling Magic beans.

 

[Paul.Bearer.of.Injustice]

The simplest solution is to learn bi-location from Tibetan monks. I wonder if the government would tax quantum highways in that case?

 

[kombayn]

http://www.greasecar.com/

It would solve everything, but that means it would be virtually inexpensive!!!

 

[TastyWheat]

My money is still on the Aptera vehicles. They at least addressed the drag and wind resistance issue. Most cars are as streamlined as a brick. Neither of these technologies will be suitable for long distance or heavy duty usage though.

 

[asgardshill]

Just don't run out of "gas" ...

 

[Bruno]

Interestingly, this appears to be from the same parent company that just made a deal with Nielsen, the ratings company, to outsource jobs to India. Lou Dobbs just had a segment on it yesterday how U.S. Nielsen workers have to train their Indian replacements as part of their severence package.

http://loudobbs.tv.cnn.com/
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6214118.html

Maybe McCain should have done a little more research on what already exists and is coming down the pike before he offered $300 million of our taxpayer dollars. Or perhaps he has stock in Tata he wants to see dividends on? Pure speculation, of course.

 

[jbuttell]

regenerative breaking on something like this could work well...

 

[tpreitzel]

I always knew there were countless economical alternatives to energy production and storage. What I find depressing, however, is that it's India (and with some technologies South Korea and Japan) who are taking the technological lead here. America had every advantage going into the 21st century, and it blew it.


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America blew it? HaHaHa. Those political forces controlling the US didn't blow anything. Those forces LOVE captive markets. J.P. Morgan is their hero. If I were to relate even SOME of the evidence supporting my statement, I could probably write a dozens of pages of source material. Inventors like Tesla (radiant energy -- pulsed), Moray (harmonic cosmic radiation -- radiant energy receiver), Brown, etc. have provided alternatives to the Big Oil for nearly a century. No, in the minds of the greedy military-industrial establishment, American didn't blow anything. Compressed air is an interesting storage medium, but free sources of energy have always been available to exploit. Tesla was reportedly running an electric car at high speeds about 75 years ago:

http://www.evworld.com/article.cfm?storyid=1062

 

[Truth Warrior]

Can it be fitted to scrub the air of CO2 ............................ IF necessary.

 

[Paul.Bearer.of.Injustice]

Can it be fitted to scrub the air of CO2 ............................ IF necessary.

Plant killer!

 

[AFM]

Hot Air? .... Is Obama behind this?

ZING
Fried em!

 

[AFM]

I've been lighting my farts as a propulsion mechanism for months now. Talk about FREE ENERGY

 

[Truth Warrior]

Plant killer!

That was a big "if".

 

[Knightskye]

Might be cheaper to send delegates to conventions. We wouldn't need chip-ins for gas money.

I see drawings and claims and sales pitch. Not any proof.

Well, the two YouTube links I posted go to videos that show the car moving. Though you only mention drawings and a sales pitch, so maybe you didn't even watch them.

Here's another video. Looks like they've managed to fool the Discovery Channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztFDqcu8oJ4&NR=1

The car shown would not survive my driveway, let alone my needs.

Do you set off explosives in your driveway?

 

[Hiki]

I always knew there were countless economical alternatives to energy production and storage. What I find depressing, however, is that it's India (and with some technologies South Korea and Japan) who are taking the technological lead here. America had every advantage going into the 21st century, and it blew it.

Who the fuck really cares where the technology comes from? As long as it comes and saves us from this energy-crisis, I'm a happy guy.

 

[Ozwest]

I wonder how many equivalent gallons of gas it takes to run the compressor to fill the car's tank.
It's probably more energy efficient than a combustion engine, but I question how much.

I am not sure.

But compressors are usually run on electricity.

They are powerful and efficient.

Mechanics, tire distributors, and panel shops are already aware of this.