Comments on: 106-mpg Air Car for Only $18,000 Coming in 2010

By: air car

air car — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:15:38 +0000

I hope they will eventually come to market, cause it seems like everybody is concentrated on making electric cars

By: Cal Pounds

Cal Pounds — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:48:12 +0000

Is the 800 mile range a misprint or is there a really humongous trailer with a giant air tank on it?

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:59:14 +0000

Late in the day to this discussion, but the simple reason for using air is full up time. In theory all a current gas station would need is a high pressure compressor installed and then you can simply drive in, fill up with compressed air in minutes, and drive out (well maybe pay for the cost of the electricity).

With an Ev, you simply drive in, plug it in for 4-6 hours and then drive out.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:17:53 +0000

Air compressors are highly inefficient, as well as air motors, why take the extra steps between electricity production and power to the road, just use an EV in the first place.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:26:14 +0000

Heating a alternate-fuel vehicle will always be a problem. Combustion engines give a lot of waste heat off, but EVs don’t. Maybe you’ll need a propane tank?

By: zugzug

zugzug — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:07:22 +0000

It won’t have much of a heater, but A/C should be no problem.

Seriously, how do you heat the cabin? In the south this might be ok, but in winter this car would freeze you to death.

By: Hal

Hal — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:22:08 +0000

Although compressed air is considered dangerous, with the new hyroforming technology (5000psi) combining frame rail/chassis/hydroforming and compressed air tanks in one would do well to ameliorate this fear…no tanks!

By: web design company

web design company — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:16:33 +0000

if it’s 0 apr, i’m sold.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:53:42 +0000

I’m a volunteer firefighter and we carry a lot of compressed air around with us all the time – no safety concerns…. other than the cylinder exploding and ripping you apart Only joking, the temps required for that are pretty hot.