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Do not know if this has been talked about here before, but I have never heard of it. Just got a posting on my HintsandTips site about it. Pretty cool if it really works! http://www.hintsandtips.com/ShowTip/146/hat.aspx[^] Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Now with GMail Queue www.MyQuickPoll.com - 2004 Election poll is #33
My question is this, how is compressed air created? My guess is that there is electricity involved in compressing the air and electricity does create pollution, so this is not truly a pollution free vehicle. Of course, maybe compressed air occurs naturally in nature and I'm missing a very big point. ;) Custom Software, Custom Solutions. Yye Software. http://www.yyesoftware.com
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My question is this, how is compressed air created? My guess is that there is electricity involved in compressing the air and electricity does create pollution, so this is not truly a pollution free vehicle. Of course, maybe compressed air occurs naturally in nature and I'm missing a very big point. ;) Custom Software, Custom Solutions. Yye Software. http://www.yyesoftware.com
im sure they will sell an accessory that will allow you to fill the tank by turning a crank...you could attach it to an expecise bike, keep you healty.
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My question is this, how is compressed air created? My guess is that there is electricity involved in compressing the air and electricity does create pollution, so this is not truly a pollution free vehicle. Of course, maybe compressed air occurs naturally in nature and I'm missing a very big point. ;) Custom Software, Custom Solutions. Yye Software. http://www.yyesoftware.com
billb2112 wrote: My question is this, how is compressed air created? If you read the site it does say that it uses a compressor to create the compressed air. You will either be able to fill up at a fuel station in about 3 minutes, or plug in to the mains for 4 hours and allow its onboard compressor to recharge the car. There is also mention of a hybrid vehicle that would run a compressor when the vehicle was travelling at high speeds (motorway cruising - when petrol engines are at their most efficient). billb2112 wrote: so this is not truly a pollution free vehicle The site also does point out that it is not zero pollution period, but that the car itself produces no pollution. The main advantage is that the pollution is geographically displaced, if the power station is running on fossil fuels, so that it reduces urban pollution - which is the point of this car. Also, consider that the running costs are in the region of €0.75 per 100km in an urban environment. That is about the same as I pay for running my PC per day. So, should I quit using my PC because it (indirectly by the electricity that it uses) pollutes too much? billb2112 wrote: maybe compressed air occurs naturally in nature and I'm missing a very big point. Yes, air does get compressed in nature. However, here on Earth nature is unlikely to compress air to 300 bars. Normal atmospheric fluctuations are in the region of 0.95 to 1.05 bars. Finally, if you still think this car produces too much pollution, then I assume you don't use cars at the moment, nor busses, trains and so on. You get everywhere on foot or by bycycle? Just so long as you keep your intake of baked beans down - we wouldn't want you to pollute the atmosphere now, would we? ;P
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A more direct link.[^] Well I don't know about you, but I don't think I'd like to be tooling along at 110 clicks in this poor excuse for a tin can when some Ford Suburban decides it's hungry. Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing
Ford Suburban Chevy makes the Suburban. Ford makes the Excursion. C'mon Marc, get your massive vehicle names right. ;P
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billb2112 wrote: My question is this, how is compressed air created? If you read the site it does say that it uses a compressor to create the compressed air. You will either be able to fill up at a fuel station in about 3 minutes, or plug in to the mains for 4 hours and allow its onboard compressor to recharge the car. There is also mention of a hybrid vehicle that would run a compressor when the vehicle was travelling at high speeds (motorway cruising - when petrol engines are at their most efficient). billb2112 wrote: so this is not truly a pollution free vehicle The site also does point out that it is not zero pollution period, but that the car itself produces no pollution. The main advantage is that the pollution is geographically displaced, if the power station is running on fossil fuels, so that it reduces urban pollution - which is the point of this car. Also, consider that the running costs are in the region of €0.75 per 100km in an urban environment. That is about the same as I pay for running my PC per day. So, should I quit using my PC because it (indirectly by the electricity that it uses) pollutes too much? billb2112 wrote: maybe compressed air occurs naturally in nature and I'm missing a very big point. Yes, air does get compressed in nature. However, here on Earth nature is unlikely to compress air to 300 bars. Normal atmospheric fluctuations are in the region of 0.95 to 1.05 bars. Finally, if you still think this car produces too much pollution, then I assume you don't use cars at the moment, nor busses, trains and so on. You get everywhere on foot or by bycycle? Just so long as you keep your intake of baked beans down - we wouldn't want you to pollute the atmosphere now, would we? ;P
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: Just so long as you keep your intake of baked beans down - we wouldn't want you to pollute the atmosphere now, would we? :laugh::laugh:
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Ford Suburban Chevy makes the Suburban. Ford makes the Excursion. C'mon Marc, get your massive vehicle names right. ;P
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:-O I knew that. Erm, just checking on you guys, yeah, that's it! Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote: Just so long as you keep your intake of baked beans down - we wouldn't want you to pollute the atmosphere now, would we? :laugh::laugh:
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[erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.Hey look...the old Bert sig is back, albeit with newer text. But wasn't that the pic you used in your original signature?
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billb2112 wrote: My question is this, how is compressed air created? If you read the site it does say that it uses a compressor to create the compressed air. You will either be able to fill up at a fuel station in about 3 minutes, or plug in to the mains for 4 hours and allow its onboard compressor to recharge the car. There is also mention of a hybrid vehicle that would run a compressor when the vehicle was travelling at high speeds (motorway cruising - when petrol engines are at their most efficient). billb2112 wrote: so this is not truly a pollution free vehicle The site also does point out that it is not zero pollution period, but that the car itself produces no pollution. The main advantage is that the pollution is geographically displaced, if the power station is running on fossil fuels, so that it reduces urban pollution - which is the point of this car. Also, consider that the running costs are in the region of €0.75 per 100km in an urban environment. That is about the same as I pay for running my PC per day. So, should I quit using my PC because it (indirectly by the electricity that it uses) pollutes too much? billb2112 wrote: maybe compressed air occurs naturally in nature and I'm missing a very big point. Yes, air does get compressed in nature. However, here on Earth nature is unlikely to compress air to 300 bars. Normal atmospheric fluctuations are in the region of 0.95 to 1.05 bars. Finally, if you still think this car produces too much pollution, then I assume you don't use cars at the moment, nor busses, trains and so on. You get everywhere on foot or by bycycle? Just so long as you keep your intake of baked beans down - we wouldn't want you to pollute the atmosphere now, would we? ;P
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On top of thsoe excellent comments, it's also much easier to control emissions at a few large non-moving sites, than at millions of moving ones :)
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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My question is this, how is compressed air created? My guess is that there is electricity involved in compressing the air and electricity does create pollution, so this is not truly a pollution free vehicle. Of course, maybe compressed air occurs naturally in nature and I'm missing a very big point. ;) Custom Software, Custom Solutions. Yye Software. http://www.yyesoftware.com
Compressed air does occur naturally, but smells real bad:)
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Hey look...the old Bert sig is back, albeit with newer text. But wasn't that the pic you used in your original signature?
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Yep. I don't know why, but I like it.
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My question is this, how is compressed air created? My guess is that there is electricity involved in compressing the air and electricity does create pollution, so this is not truly a pollution free vehicle. Of course, maybe compressed air occurs naturally in nature and I'm missing a very big point. ;) Custom Software, Custom Solutions. Yye Software. http://www.yyesoftware.com
billb2112 wrote: electricity does create pollution Ok.. maybe I'm completely wrong in my beliefs but how the hell does electricity create polution??? :confused: The creation of electricity often creates polution but electricity itself???? :~ Regards, Brian Dela :-) http://www.briandela.com IE 6 required.
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On top of thsoe excellent comments, it's also much easier to control emissions at a few large non-moving sites, than at millions of moving ones :)
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
Agree completely. How many of those moving ones are maintained right. I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that can think of.
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Do not know if this has been talked about here before, but I have never heard of it. Just got a posting on my HintsandTips site about it. Pretty cool if it really works! http://www.hintsandtips.com/ShowTip/146/hat.aspx[^] Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Now with GMail Queue www.MyQuickPoll.com - 2004 Election poll is #33
(EDITED) Ok, I am game for looking at one (if specs delivered.) Who wants to setup (and pass) a US distributor? It can not be that much worse than my toyota meeting a 18 wheeler. --> "But at MDI's grudging admission, the prototypes do not yet live up to their promised levels of performance. In fact, in the only published road test to date, one of the cars traveled a little over seven kilometers (4.5 miles) on a full tank of air." WIRED[^] That is a year old. Any better distance documented? I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that can think of.
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A more direct link.[^] Well I don't know about you, but I don't think I'd like to be tooling along at 110 clicks in this poor excuse for a tin can when some Ford Suburban decides it's hungry. Marc MyXaml Advanced Unit Testing
What I want to know is this.. Why is it that every time a company release a new car design that is supposed to be fuel efficient they feel the need to have the design of the car look like some matchbox toy or a golf cart on steroids? Why does no one release a new hybrid car that looks like a Jaguar or a Corvette?
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Yep. I don't know why, but I like it.
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[erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.I think it's cool. :cool:
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I think it's cool. :cool:
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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? :laugh: Latin is cool ;)
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How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? :laugh: Latin is cool ;)
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[erno] hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is.I was wondering when someone would comment on that. :-D Latin is cool, but I think Bash.org is cooler. Sometimes I can sit there for hours and read through those things. :)
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What I want to know is this.. Why is it that every time a company release a new car design that is supposed to be fuel efficient they feel the need to have the design of the car look like some matchbox toy or a golf cart on steroids? Why does no one release a new hybrid car that looks like a Jaguar or a Corvette?
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.
I guess they think "sporty" represents "Suck my wallet dry at the pump". A few years back they had a commercial that was a success with my in that I still remember it, but I do not have a clue what they were advertising. It was where a guy is at the pump filling up his sports car, when he is done, he gets inside and revs they motor once pretty hard. Gas gauge drops to E. :) For me, I think they need to downsize vehicles anyway. In other countries (not in the USA) many vehicles are much smaller. In the USA we need more smaller two seaters and smaller family cars. I would even enjoy some small one seaters or person transport vechicles. I know, go-carts for everyone! Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Includes Developer Tips www.MyQuickPoll.com - 2004 Election poll is #33
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I was wondering when someone would comment on that. :-D Latin is cool, but I think Bash.org is cooler. Sometimes I can sit there for hours and read through those things. :)
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It's nice to know my two years of latin weren't a complete waste of time;) Seriously though, I would encourage everyone to learn some latin if they have the chance. You'll learn more about the roots of the english language than any English class.
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Do not know if this has been talked about here before, but I have never heard of it. Just got a posting on my HintsandTips site about it. Pretty cool if it really works! http://www.hintsandtips.com/ShowTip/146/hat.aspx[^] Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Now with GMail Queue www.MyQuickPoll.com - 2004 Election poll is #33
Wow a large fragile metal tank of high pressure compressed air in a vehicle, what a good idea :doh: Can anyone say SHRAPNEL :((