10-31-2007, 04:36 AM
Nice concept, but in the real world where any collision is likely to involve NOT another air powered car but a gas powered one, the potential problems of a ruptured fuel tank AND a burst air tank are pretty hard to surmount.
But, it's an old proven technology and nothing new--and since on a local scale within an urban environment it is more or less zero emission, it may have uses. Still, it's pretty hard to believe that 1) creating new technology 2)creating new infrastructure 3) burning fossil fuels to create electricity 4) burning electricity to pump air is somehow more efficient than 1) maximizing a highly evolved existing technology 2)burning fossil fuels.
But, it's an old proven technology and nothing new--and since on a local scale within an urban environment it is more or less zero emission, it may have uses. Still, it's pretty hard to believe that 1) creating new technology 2)creating new infrastructure 3) burning fossil fuels to create electricity 4) burning electricity to pump air is somehow more efficient than 1) maximizing a highly evolved existing technology 2)burning fossil fuels.