Air-powered car?

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

Ethanol is absolute garbage, and the link you provided is absolutely
correct.  Ethanol has a negative REI (Return on Energy Invested).

Flex fuel is for morons that THINK they are doing something good.

And now Cameron, some reading for you:

http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

1979 Dasher Coupe 2.0 8v
1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
1990 Fox Wagon 1.6 Heron Head 8v
1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)


Camron D. Crouse said:
> Eric S wrote:
>
>> Rave Racer (and you guys were giving me shit about not using my real
>> name
>> 10 years ago) is correct here though, using easily accessable "free"
>> energy like Solar, this motor could be quite efficient.  Biggest
>> maintainance item I could see would be the air dyers needed so the tank
>> in
>> the car wouldn't rot.  Someone like me that lives in a very dry climate,
>> and very sunny, could have a very simple closed system with solar panels
>> on my garage, and never have to pay for gas again (bonus, you could run
>> your air tools for "free" as well).
>>
>> Regardless, if done properly, this is a MUCH safer, and *possibly* more
>> efficient system than hydrogen (fuel cell or piston engine).
>
>
> Sounds like someone has been hanging out in the Tesla Motors blogs...
>
> http://www.teslamotors.com/blog1/index.php?p=22&js_enabled=1
>
>
> - Camron from Vancouver, WA USA
>     '86.5 Black 16V 2.0L Scirocco
>
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