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What this world really needs is one dust powered vehicle. Hehe, I could power it up in my room.
So, in your hypothetical situation, there would only be one dust-powered vehicle and everyone else would still drive normal vehicles?

Or would only the owner of your one DPV be allowed to drive? (Hmmm...dust kicked up as others walk might give fuel savings...)
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So, in your hypothetical situation, there would only be one dust-powered vehicle and everyone else would still drive normal vehicles?

Or would only the owner of your one DPV be allowed to drive? (Hmmm...dust kicked up as others walk might give fuel savings...)
Well EnderX, there is a foreign thing called humour involved here. Bumsi, was telling you that there is enough dust in his room alone to drive one of those newfangled DPVs.
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get cars to run on vegatable oil , like some countries do
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There is something misanthropic about cars that run on food. I can just see some rich jerk running a car on steak and eggs.
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"Hello, McDonalds Corporation? I'd like to complain about that last batch of fuel I ordered from you...it seems my car has been gradually getting bigger ever since I started using it."
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"Hello, McDonalds Corporation? I'd like to complain about that last batch of fuel I ordered from you...it seems my car has been gradually getting bigger ever since I started using it."
Hehe, haha, that's the spirit EnderX, deep down you are a funny person. Thanks for giving many of us a nice chuckle!
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For people who always go downhill, a skate board is a good solution.
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I saw this the other day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm
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I saw this the other day.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm
Great find twomers!

A car driven with energy stored in compressed air makes sense. As the air expands it cools off, so city traffic should keep the city cool in the summer.

Conversely, as you compress air it heats up. In bigger air stations this heat can be used to heat homes and businesses. Now we need just a good source of electricity to power the compressor.

I wonder why the big car makers (other than India's Tata) are not interested in this?
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Great find twomers!

A car driven with energy stored in compressed air makes sense. As the air expands it cools off, so city traffic should keep the city cool in the summer.

Conversely, as you compress air it heats up. In bigger air stations this heat can be used to heat homes and businesses. Now we need just a good source of electricity to power the compressor.

I wonder why the big car makers (other than India's Tata) are not interested in this?
The nice thing about electricity is that it can come from many different sources, and sources that have no CO2 emission like solar, wind, hydro and nuclear. Using compressed air to store enough energy to drive a car might just be a very nice solution.

In warmer climates people could actually cool off on or next to a busy road. I assume that the air powered engine is rather quiet. If you can use the heat generated by compressing the air for other purposes, then that would be another plus. I wish the French inventor and India's Tata success.
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