Engine running off of compressed air

[Ryan T]

Thought this was pretty neat:

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[bluhayz]

ummmn... where's it get the compressed air from?

[Feersty]

neato.

[Ryan T]

ummmn... where's it get the compressed air from?

I would assume a tank.

[bluhayz]

yah... but they use energy to put the compressed air into the tank... soo... the car may be economic... but putting the air in the tank uses electricity... which is like burning coal, which is like polluting the air... Eh, I'm gonna run my car off of old dead midgets

[JackoliciousLegs]

Di Pietro said it used compressed air to drive a rotary engine, abandoning the pistons and cylinders seen in regular designs.

Di Pietro said the engine's potential was immense and he claimed to have attracted interest from the United States, China, the Netherlands and Britain.

hooray for rotaries... let's see some hydrogen rx8 action!