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Old 02-06-2009, 02:50 AM   #4 (permalink)
Ryland
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Originally Posted by larryj54 View Post
compressed air has MANY virtues.. clean, well understood, simple, low maintenance, effective.
If you think compressed air is low matinece then you have never rebuilt an air compressor, and last I checked no one had figured out a good way to make compressed air cars work in cool climets, they just freeze up!
the only advantage that I have seen is that the air storage tank requires just common meterials like carbon fiber and kevlar to be built, unlike batteries that can be made out of lead and a water based acid and are 99% recycled at the end of their life.
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