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Date:         Sun, 9 Nov 2008 17:55:26 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Driving on Air
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <goose1047@gmail.com>
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One slight correction on this andrew. If you read the tech articles
carefully, they are using compressed air, and as the pressure runs
lower they are using fuel to run a heater to raise the temperature of
the air to raise its compression. The performance is said to remain
constant until some point.


Jim
>
> Another disadvantage is this... as the pressure drops the car will
> lose steam gradually as soon as it is used, so to speak. Unlike an
> electric, which will run flat-out until the battery is almost
> exhausted.
>
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> Fossil preparator
> Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut
> Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada
> <goose1047@gmail.com>
>
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