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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:17 PM Original message |
Electric Vehicles or Compressed Air Vehicles? |
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positrac (82 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Compressed air vehicles are way beyond stupid. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. If the press release I read a couple of months ago |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. Um...um...um... |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. well, public transporation isn't going to solve everything, either |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 04:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Same thing that happened to the EV-1 I imagine |
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frog92969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well...I liked the idea |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. compressed air, energy density is pitifully low ..nt |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
7. If you want an example of an idea that just can't work |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-23-09 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
8. Until the early 1950's, many U.S. cities had effective mass transit systems. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Check out the documentary "Taken for a Ride", now available online ... |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
9. Compressed air would last a few seconds. |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:00 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. There have been extensive trials in Australia on this (and loads of science shows too) |
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Ready4Change (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. That would be a LOT of pumping. |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. Show me a working prototype that can go more than a few miles. |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 09:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. OK, although I'm also skeptical of compressed air… |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. There's no doubt compressed air engines work. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. I can meet about 98% or more of my driving needs with any of 3 electric vehicles expected to be on |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I would seriously consider the electric Ta-Ta when it comes out |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I have just what you need... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I want |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I don't know if I could handle it... |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:53 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Sure you could |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 05:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. “I'd rather do electric than drive around a giant bomb.” |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-26-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Large amounts of compressed air, versus 10 gallons of gasoline is no comparison at all. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
16. Coming to america in 2004. make that 5, err 6... |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
25. Compressed air is being used in hybrid vehicles and it works better than electric hybrids. |
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