Comments on: 106 MPG Air Car: The Future of Transportation? http://blog.sierratradingpost.com/in-the-news/106-mpg-air-car-the-future-of-transportation/ The Sierra Trading Post Adventure Edge Radio Podcast. Located at the active lifestyle blog of Sierra Trading Post, http://blog.sierratradingpost.com. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:41:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Allie Comeau http://blog.sierratradingpost.com/in-the-news/106-mpg-air-car-the-future-of-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-16416 Allie Comeau Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:18:56 +0000 http://blog.sierratradingpost.com/in-the-news/106-mpg-air-car-the-future-of-transportation/#comment-16416 I saw that documentary, Beren - the electric car was here and then it was gone. Just like that. I certainly hope that in the near future electric and air-powered vehicles are a realistic option. Thanks for the info! I saw that documentary, Beren – the electric car was here and then it was gone. Just like that. I certainly hope that in the near future electric and air-powered vehicles are a realistic option.

Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Beren http://blog.sierratradingpost.com/in-the-news/106-mpg-air-car-the-future-of-transportation/comment-page-1/#comment-16026 Beren Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:36:14 +0000 http://blog.sierratradingpost.com/in-the-news/106-mpg-air-car-the-future-of-transportation/#comment-16026 This technology is surprisingly viable, and it was interesting to learn that the concept of an air powered car has been around since the early to mid twentieth century. While replacing gasoline/electric cars with gas/air cars might be a slight stretch, the technology to power scooters, boats and small tractors on fully air-operated engines is already possible. In fact, an engineer in Australia has already designed a new fully air-actuated rotary engine about the size of a toaster that produces the same power output as a gasoline engine four times its size with zero emissions. Check it out at http://www.engineair.com.au/ and check out this video of the rotary engine in action at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8aZVLpf-c We need to spread awareness of these technologies so they don't fall by the wayside like the fully electric cars of the 90's (check out the 2006 documentary 'Who Killed the Electric Car' for more info on that) This technology is surprisingly viable, and it was interesting to learn that the concept of an air powered car has been around since the early to mid twentieth century.

While replacing gasoline/electric cars with gas/air cars might be a slight stretch, the technology to power scooters, boats and small tractors on fully air-operated engines is already possible. In fact, an engineer in Australia has already designed a new fully air-actuated rotary engine about the size of a toaster that produces the same power output as a gasoline engine four times its size with zero emissions. Check it out at
http://www.engineair.com.au/ and check out this video of the rotary engine in action at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq8aZVLpf-c

We need to spread awareness of these technologies so they don’t fall by the wayside like the fully electric cars of the 90’s (check out the 2006 documentary ‘Who Killed the Electric Car’ for more info on that)

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