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Berkeley Engineers Have Some Bad News About Air Cars
cheeks5965 writes "We've argued before over compressed air vehicles, a.k.a. air cars. Air cars are an enchanting idea, providing mobility with zero fuel consumption or environmental impacts. The NYTimes' Green Inc. blog reports that the reality is less rosy. New research from UC Berkeley and ICF International puts a period at the end of the discussion, showing that compressed air is a very poor fuel, storing less than 1% of the energy in gasoline; air cars won't get you far, with a range of just 29 miles in typical city driving; and despite appearing green the vehicles are worse for the environment, with twice the carbon footprint as gasoline vehicles, from producing the electricity used to compress the air. Given these barriers, manufacturer claims should definitely be taken with a grain of salt."
If a smoker brought an aircar in for service, it should be immediately considered out of warranty. Then the smoker should be arrested and sent to Guantonomo. In fact, that's what Guantonomo should be for - smoker prison.
Really? I think it should be for irrational people like yourself. If we got rid of all of them/you, then the rest of us could get with our lives and not have to please everyone with PC bullshit.
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You forgot to mention that he was Hispanic.
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Hey! Don't put me off-topic until you read the link about the guy that died.
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