Reply #23: I have great hopes for these vehicles, including the French-made Air Car [View All]

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The Air Car is supposed to go on sale in the U.S. in 2010. It has a range from 100 miles to 200 miles per fill-up and goes up to 75 mph. It supposedly will have an entry level price of $18,000, but that price will probably drop if more vehicles are sold. No welding is involved in the manufacturing process, with all fiberglass panels held together by super-strength automotive glue. It uses electricity, but instead of charging heavy batteries which must be disposed, it uses that electricity to compress air in air tanks. The air is forced into the cylinders of an engine that essentially works like a normal gas-powered engine, but the pistons are driven by compressed air. And the engine lubrication is vegetable oil, that only needs to be changed every 33,000 miles. The use of electrcity in all-electric or air-powered cars right now depends on power plants that burn fossil fuels. Hopefully, under a new President, we can spur research into developing cleaning burning coal, safer nuclear power, and eventually a grid where solar, wind, geothermic, and tidal power play a role.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4251491.html

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