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ProfessorPlum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-24-06 10:40 AM
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18. I'm not sure the infrastructure problem is so big for this tech.
Especially compared to, for example, hydrogen.

Most gas stations already have an air compressor, for example, and with 3-4 minute charging time, could probably be up and running with a couple of compressors very quickly. You probably wouldn't have to distribute compressed air at all, as it surrounds us constantly and can be compressed (the car itself even has its own compressor that can be plugged in) just about anywhere.

Transportation use for oil in this country is the biggest by far, we use well over 50% of our oil use for transportation. So this would be a big win in so far as we use less oil to generate the electricity. So it alleviates the short term oil problem, if not the larger, longer term problem of energy usage for an increasing population.

I don't ever really expect a car of this type to catch on big in America as a whole. But even if it sees some limited use in places where it makes sense, like cities, that would be cool.
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