Compressed air car far as 1000 miles at up to 96 mph with each tiny fill-up

[lookingup]

These cars are for the presidential family, queen of England's Royal Family


they won't make the cut, companies need parts to fix and such to make a profit.......[LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link.

[MO family man]

Originally Posted by MedicineMan

and how many Prius's have you driven? They are not small cars. My wife has a yaris which is a MUCH smaller car then the prius and I have all the room in the world. I'm 6'1" and 370lbs and that little car has almost as much driver room as my suburban.
just how much room you need? I live in the land of bigger is better trucks. People here think you need an F350 crew cab for a family of four to drive.

Driven? None, I have ridden in one on a few occasions and found it to be a bit too cozy for me. I'm not the biggest guy 5'8" 230s but am rather broad shouldered. If you like it then that's great and you should buy one for yourself. Like I said I found it to be cramped and not adequate for my family of five(We have a F 250 crew). I am curious to see this six seater air car and hope they give it plenty of room and power. If it fits the bill I wouldn't hesitate to buy one as a going to town kind of ride. As for the truck, well I don't see giving that up anytime soon.

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Originally Posted by Truckerjo

Here is a different car that does not go as far




Heck they are small but I may buy one......

Wonder who's disigning these cars the blue one has more curves than a Ruffles Potatoe Chip......maybe to hide the damage from an accident?

[Drachen]

I'd be far more worried about the 4500psi compressed air tank that's probably under the floor of the car and made of some sort of composite material.

i don't see how they could use something like a metal Scuba tank(which apparently has the destructive power of a hand grenade another website says a couple sticks of dynamite) when going for the car being as light as possible.

fwiw.. some paintball players use composite compressed air tanks that are 4500psi and have a 96 cubic inch capacity... they have to be tested every so often in order to insure they are safe still.

i'd post links but dont have the ability. just google search for Explosive power of a scuba tank.

[latanea]

Originally Posted by Drachen

I'd be far more worried about the 4500psi compressed air tank that's probably under the floor of the car and made of some sort of composite material.

i don't see how they could use something like a metal Scuba tank(which apparently has the destructive power of a hand grenade another website says a couple sticks of dynamite) when going for the car being as light as possible.

fwiw.. some paintball players use composite compressed air tanks that are 4500psi and have a 96 cubic inch capacity... they have to be tested every so often in order to insure they are safe still.

i'd post links but dont have the ability. just google search for Explosive power of a scuba tank.

yeah - but a scuba tank does not go off like a bomb when ruptured...

it will release without shredding.

a can of beer shaken up has the equq. energy of a 2 gallon gasoline bomb..

all in how you look at it - but your fears are unwarranted.

(for reference keep in ming that I was a 2305 in the marine corp. )

"eod tech II - divisional bomb disposal"



there are a lot of household items that have "exposive energy" that you do not even give a second glance.

[Truckerjo]

New technology brings new fears.. your gasoline tank in your car would have less protection the compared to a cylinder of air.. You ride wit air tanks under you everyday as a trucker.. They have a blow of valve to let air out.. So will these and also have a few other safety measures.. AS the other poster said air tanks don't blow up they release.. They will simply lose the pressure out a crack, hole or whatever and now blow..

Curves on the car? yep its called aerodynamics and you can expect all car and trucks in the future to start radically changing shapes in order to save fuel...


Its a good technology and has great potential.. the fear is natural but the only real danger as of yet is the size of the car itself.. And as we already said the technology will get better and then the cars will get bigger..

[Brickman]

Originally Posted by Truckerjo

So am I..... I think they will have a car that can run 2000 miles or more on 1 tank (70Mph) in the next 5 years or so.. That's just cool if you ask me... This is the way to go if you ask me.. Heck with Bio fuels...

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That might get 2000 miles across NE, KS and other non mountain states, but I'm betting rolling mountains like PA, eastern KY, MO and certainly all of the rocky mountain states are going to severely strain an air powered car to make it over I 70 west of Denver when you have miles of 6% + grades. These cars will be the stock of the rocky mountain states.

[Brickman]

Originally Posted by MedicineMan

a few years ago they all said he couldn't develope a motor that does what they do now so who knows what a few more years will bring. And people just don't a car that can run 2000 miles. You could make the car bigger by increasing the air use and decreasing the distance. How many people need t run more then 100 miles. And it's not like the 50's when you had to make the argument that one car has to do everything. How many people youknow with just one car? I know I have sold most of mine and I still have 5.

Here is why I don't ride in a Yaris. Trust me I have FAR WORSE pics of this wreck than what I've posted here. The driver did not survive. There were a couple large body pieces and numberous smaller ones that went in the body bag.




This is where the driver used to be.

[Brickman]

THIS is not going to crumple up like that little car..... my 86 F150

[Truckerjo]

Yup I agree that small cars have their downfalls when it comes to wrecks.. But $8-10 dollar a gallon people will be looking at it in a different way...