Air Powered Motors: Small as Watermelons, More Efficient than Diesel
If you watch The Green Optimistic you already know that we covered air cars in previous posts, both MDI CAT's and the Angelo DiPietro air motor. The first time we wrote about these inventions was about 6 months ago. Now, MDI and Angelo DiPietro have contracts all over the world with auto makers to sell them the compressed air technology so automakers do what they do best: cars.
DIY Tesla Turbine From a Hard Disk
Disks
At first I tried using CDs because of their large surface areas, but they didn't hold up too well under the milling machine. I...
Air Hybrid Cars Could Be Cheaper Than Those Based on Electricity
According to Swedish researchers, storing energy as compressed air rather than in batteries would reduce the price of hybrid cars. Some hybrid and electric vehicles are already using brake energy to activate a generator that charges the batteries.
The Magnetic Air Car: a Step Towards Free Energy Devices?
San Jose's West Coast Green conference from last week had a point of attraction: the world's first fuel-less car, made by Magnetic Air Car. They even say it will be produced beginning with 2010.
Peugeot 208 Air Hybrid Vehicle Goes Nearly One Hundred Miles Per Gallon
Mention “hybrid vehicle,” and most people probably assume you mean hybrid “electric” vehicle, but in the case of the upcoming Peugeot 208 Air-Hybrid, you...
Quasiturbine Engine Works With Air
Since the Quasiturbine is a pure expansion engine
(which the Wankel is not, neither most of other rotary engines),
it is well suitable as compressed fluid...
Tata Motors is Expected to Release an Air-Powered Nano
For those who don't now, Nano is a car from the Indian company Tata Motors. This mini car would sell at $2500 and will have new green features that would please many eco-savvy people. As some latest news say, Tata will release an air-powered model, running a compressed air engine from MDI Enterprises.
Compressed Air Bike by Dean Benstead Competes With Battery-Powered
Compressed air bikes may be the future of biking and may even compete with battery powered ones. Dean Benstead made one for himself and...
AIRPod – Zero-Emission Compressed Air Car, On Sale This Year
AIRpod, the small and compact vehicle that runs entirely on cheap compressed air, hits the market by the end of 2015.
The ever-so-anticipated moment when...
First Ever Liquid Air Zero-Emission Engine to Get Tested in UK
It is more than a year ago since we first introduced the concept of liquid nitrogen to be used in a motor, however there...
