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Thread #103749   Message #2273696
Posted By: Amos
27-Feb-08 - 10:31 AM
Thread Name: BS: News of Note (was 'I Read it . . .')
Subject: RE: BS: News of Note (was 'I Read it . . .')
YEah, but you still have to use coal-based grid electricity or gasoline-driven generators to compress air in the first place.

How many miles do you get from an air car per 35 kWhrs, or per 115K BTU, or per 120.6 megajoules of energy used in running the compression system to fuel it?

These values (IIRC) are approximately the energy equivalents of one gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.


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