Air powered vehicle? I never saw any vehicle running with just air as the fuel there are some research prototypes are available but there isn't any complete vehicle available for the public usage right?
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It will be before the year is up
Air powered vehicle? I never saw any vehicle running with just air as the fuel there are some research prototypes are available but there isn't any complete vehicle available for the public usage right?
Advantage, disadvantage of the different powered vehicles
Lets start with
⇒ Safety a clear advantage to to air, cant burn to death, the worst the high pressure air tank burst an air escapes thats it.
⇒ Weight, air has the edge a few hundred kg instead of a few thousand kg of weight to move from a to b
⇒ Price, again air as less material used and much simpler construction
⇒ Range electric is way better 100 km is about max with air as fuel.
⇒ Refueling time, home charging both take hours, however with purpose build fueling stations air propelled cars can be fully topped up in 2 to 3 min.
⇒ Refilling, EV needs Electric, Air filling stations can operate with a wide range of power sources like electric, wind, river, tide or waves
⇒ Longevity air tanks can last 50 years batteries a lot lot less
⇒ Environment again no lithium to dig up and the braided carbon fiber air tanks can be easy recycled.
⇒ Accelerating electric has the edge in this section
⇒ Max speed again goes to electric 80 Km/h is about max for air powered cars
⇒ Energy density, ICAES (Isothermal compressed air energy storage) energy density can be at least 2.7Mj/kg or 3.6Mj/m3, 4 times that of lithium-ion batteries.
⇒ Torque pneumatic has more then electric
⇒ Efficiency about on par
⇒ Daily, seasonal temperature variations. Electric is less affected as with filling up air when hot then diving in cold, range is a lot reduced.
⇒ Operating price is around 2 € per 100 km with air, some early ev adapters refill for free a lifetime.
⇒ License if the vehicle is restricted to 45 km/h none
Overall air maybe has the edge over electric but that also depends a lot on location and environment and the distance of the daily commute.
Lets start with
⇒ Safety a clear advantage to to air, cant burn to death, the worst the high pressure air tank burst an air escapes thats it.
⇒ Weight, air has the edge a few hundred kg instead of a few thousand kg of weight to move from a to b
⇒ Price, again air as less material used and much simpler construction
⇒ Range electric is way better 100 km is about max with air as fuel.
⇒ Refueling time, home charging both take hours, however with purpose build fueling stations air propelled cars can be fully topped up in 2 to 3 min.
⇒ Refilling, EV needs Electric, Air filling stations can operate with a wide range of power sources like electric, wind, river, tide or waves
⇒ Longevity air tanks can last 50 years batteries a lot lot less
⇒ Environment again no lithium to dig up and the braided carbon fiber air tanks can be easy recycled.
⇒ Accelerating electric has the edge in this section
⇒ Max speed again goes to electric 80 Km/h is about max for air powered cars
⇒ Energy density, ICAES (Isothermal compressed air energy storage) energy density can be at least 2.7Mj/kg or 3.6Mj/m3, 4 times that of lithium-ion batteries.
⇒ Torque pneumatic has more then electric
⇒ Efficiency about on par
⇒ Daily, seasonal temperature variations. Electric is less affected as with filling up air when hot then diving in cold, range is a lot reduced.
⇒ Operating price is around 2 € per 100 km with air, some early ev adapters refill for free a lifetime.
⇒ License if the vehicle is restricted to 45 km/h none
Overall air maybe has the edge over electric but that also depends a lot on location and environment and the distance of the daily commute.
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