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Guy invents moped that runs on fresh air
Want to create a bike that runs on thin air? Talk to this guy, former sheepherder and current rocket scientist/inventor Jem Stansfield, who took a couple of air canisters normally used by firefighters for their breathing apparatuses, and lashed them onto a Puch moped. The result? An air-powered bike that spews out cleaner air than it takes in.
The two compressed air cylinders drive a pair of rotary air engines (similar to the one powering the Air Car) that propel the bike to a top speed of 18mph, but it’ll only go about 7 miles until more air is needed. Just a quick fill-up at his local dive shop, he’s ready to go again. Might not be a bad idea if you live close to work. Now it’s time for the oil companies to put a stop to these shenanigans.
Motorcycle News, via Ecogeek
By INDYpendent at 10:24 PM ON 05/14/08
Just wanted to see if anyone here knew how much electricity it takes to compress the amount of air needed to run this thing for 7 miles? And what the CO2 emissions from that electricity(using the average American fuel mix) would be. If his purpose was to minimize emissions compared to a ICE-powered moped, it would be silly if the emissions from the power needed to compress his air was more harmful
By george lewis at 2:36 PM ON 07/05/08
I wonder why it's taking so long for these technologies to get going? It seems that the only reason is that governments currently tax gasoline per gallon and if people switch, they'd lose out on A LOT of cash! I have more info at www.HiddenBuzz.com
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