A French company called "ZERO POLLUTION MOTORS Inc." apparently has
developed a motor that runs on compressed air. A little data:
range: 200km (120 miles) for only 30 US cents.
using 300 liters of compressed air (300 bar)
10 hours in an urban environment at an average speed of 80km/h.
refill: 4 hours in a 220 V plug at home, 3 min at servicestation compressor.
price: $10,000
weight: 700 kg
Max Speed: 130km/h (aprox. 85 miles/h)
This technology sounds a little to good to be true, but I don't know enough
physics to be able to se through it easily.
Is it possible to compress enough air and keep it in tanks small enough to
fit into a car?
Here is a link from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_988000/988265.stm
And the companys own website:
http://www.zeropollution.com/zeropollution/about_us.html
If something like this was for real it would have a huge socio economical
influence on the world.
Max M. W. Rasmussen (NOT Max More)
Denmark. New Media Director
private: maxmcorp@worldonline.dk work: maxm@normik.dk
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