Thursday, April 05, 2018

If an inventor made a compressed air car, even a go cart ( improving range by larger weight of tank vs lighter weight of vehicle) could they move it far enough to get from one gas station air pump to the next

if they didn't, how about air pumps at tire stores, Firestone shops, motorcycle shops, etc?

Compressed CO2, N2, also would work if you could figure out where you might stop by and get some either cheap, or free.

So, I suppose travel in a city would be possible, until the shops get annoyed at seeing someone mooching off their compressed air, (costs of running compressors, etc) but would a person be able to travel between towns to get to the next supply of compressed air?

Also, what about supplementing the air from those air pumps, with a couple foot pedal pumps that are being pressed on constantly while in motion? Using hand grips like a motorcycle would free up the feet for pumping a bike air pump.

Adding a couple pumps that are operated by every bump you go over would also assist in supplementing the compressed air supply, something that quickly flips from motor spinning the drive shaft to neutral, and the engine stopping, to make the most use of steep hills.

Just a thought. Maybe even a sail to assist in pushing, or pulling the cart along, or a kite in areas there are no power lines and telephone poles or trees

9 comments:

  1. The idea has been around for quite some time:

    https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096772_tata-airpod-compressed-air-car-to-launch-in-hawaii-this-year-report

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    1. yeah, I posted about it twice. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/getting-closer-to-compressed-air-car.html

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    2. and in 2008 when the news 1st went around, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/07/oil-may-lose-its-customer-base-when-we.html

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    3. but go ahead and tell me other people posted about it. Dang, that stings man!

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  2. India already has a compressed air car.

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    1. well, that's what I posted about a couple years ago... but nothing ever popped up anywhere to prove that it had been launched into production. I'll look around and see if they finally made them

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    2. https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1096772_tata-airpod-compressed-air-car-to-launch-in-hawaii-this-year-report

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    3. No, they don't. Not yet. No one has made the compressed air car in production and sold them commercially yet. Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) is poised to produce the first compressed air-powered car for sale in the United States by mid-2019. Production in Europe is schedule for the first quarter 2019, for US buyers estimate delivery, for those who paid their deposits is 2nd half 2019.

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    4. https://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/ratan-tata-s-plan-to-turn-nano-around-wanted-car-to-run-on-air-battery/story-q7LIMmTS5eHCORFTvNhE1L.html

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