The Air Car

Unless someone has learned to circumvent the first law of thermodynamics, may I ask?  Where does the air come from and what drives the air compressor?  Fairy dust?  It's stories like this that make the eco freaks even more misinformed about the realities of energy conservation, global warming and viable solutions.

Rebuff - the full story says via compressed air refill stations or via compressor at home.

BUT the zero emissions myth once again rears its ugly head. This car is no more zero emmissions that a pertol car, or an electric car .... it still requires a power station to supply electricity to operate the pump to compress the air.

I will be impressed when they tie this in with a solar powered air compressor - (excusing the cost of producing the solar cells and the pump etc) 

In fact the car's roof could be made into a solar panel array and move towards total self sustainability. There is a new kind of solar cell about to be released in Asutralia that could make this possible

I'll beleive it when I see it.

Though a solar car would be ideal it would most likely be impractical in the rainy mainland.  I had always thought of ideas when in university about a snap in, snap out massive electronic charcoal filter placed in front of a car with a rear air cooled engine like a VW , to suck car emissions in the air, store it for recycling, yet still be cost effective to the consumer and be rechargeable.  Granted it would still use gas, propane or similar fuel.  But since the electronic portion required to make a static charged produces ozone, that would be a stickler of sorts.  As Jordan says for stop and go driving and perhaps small distances, I would consider a golf cart if allowed on the roads, with a rapid recharge. It is nice we all have ideas, for without ideas, we would driving Horse and Buggy's. Hey, I have an idea.... 

I just watched Rene you tube on the air car, It is truly amazing, as an engineer I would prefer the rotary engine model. It will certianly put detroit and the big oil companies on notice, though  I am sure our Government will not be to fond of air power, since it is free how will the Government get their cut?

Certainly it is interesting times we live in. I woulf think all the luxuries we enjoy such as A/C and electronic gizmos would put a drain on the air car, and to be fair, do we really need all the luxuries when the basics will do? I think the air car may be unsuitable for winter climes up north, but the rest of the world will enjoy doing their part.

Perhaps Iraq and Saudi Arabia wars will be a thing of the past since the demand for oil will be cut dramatically.

And the West will look for "New Best Pals" elsewhere, unless they have already worn out their welcome.