Air Powered Motoscooter
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By on April 15th, 2008 |
The TV presenter Jem Stansfield modified this small moped to function on compressed air stored in two high pressure carbon fiber tanks, like the ones that the firefighters use. The engine has been replaced by two rotary air engines. The two tanks can be fully charged in a matter of seconds from any air compressor. This compressed air bike can go about 8 miles, reach a speed of 18mph (about 30km/h).
The inventor says he could never travel big distances with it, but it surely is clean. Now if the compressor had a clean power source, that would be to the benefit of the environment, since I can imagine compressing the air is much more efficient and cleaner than burning the fuel locally in the motorbike’s engine.
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Apr 15th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
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Apr 20th, 2008 at 8:48 am
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Mar 1st, 2009 at 12:14 pm
PLZ SEND ME THE MOTOR NAME YOU USED IN THAT MOTOR BIKE
Mar 1st, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I don’t know the name, it looks like a Piaggio…
Jan 30th, 2010 at 3:07 am
I’m fairly certain you could extend the range of this moped by using a 12 volt battery to power a small on bike air compressor. My car tyre compressor weighs less than 1KG, and with a 12 volt car battery I know I can inflate 15 car tyres and probably more. Then you fit a braking regeneration circuit that can also help top up the battery and 25 miles would be easy.
Feb 5th, 2010 at 8:43 am
Need to Contac the Inventor of the compressed air bike ? Also an Expert to consult on Comprsed AIR how to Store Normal AIR at High Pressure in Cylinders etc
Need the Address and Em address and tel contac of the Inventor .
Richard Joseph Sane.