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FailureToCommunicate

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1. Only drawback is the noise your car will make...
Tue Jan 22, 2013, 09:50 PM
Jan 2013

Last edited Tue Jan 22, 2013, 10:53 PM - Edit history (1)



(btw, I'm all for this technology development...I just am still lightheaded from yesterday)

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Only drawback is the noise your car will make... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #1
You been inhaling nitrous oxide from that thing, or what? NBachers Jan 2013 #9
Nah, I was still dizzy from the real thing: FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #20
I just saw something about this on the tv. Amazing .. do you think? .. YOHABLO Jan 2013 #2
about half the added weight of a hybrid battery system muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #3
The idea has been around for a while thesquanderer Jan 2013 #6
Around for a very long time Mister Ed Jan 2013 #16
That is exciting. alfredo Jan 2013 #14
No need to replace battery packs every 4-5 years. Brilliant! leveymg Jan 2013 #4
No Cancer! chuckstevens Jan 2013 #5
Why would RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #7
Prius batteries are warrantied for 10 years. RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #8
I'm at six years and 130,000 miles on my original battery set. NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #10
Five years on mine. Fuddnik Jan 2013 #17
The belief that the battery packs would need to be replaced every 4-5 years toddwv Jan 2013 #19
True, but the pressure vessel will fatigue eventually Cobalt-60 Jan 2013 #15
Interesting - I'd been a little doubtful of the compressed air cars, but Peugeot has credibility NBachers Jan 2013 #11
Oil companies will, some how, stymie this. demosincebirth Jan 2013 #12
Is this a prototype? iandhr Jan 2013 #13
Sure, this sounds like a great idea, but what happens when we hit peak air? Orrex Jan 2013 #18
Honda demonstrated a similar system a couple years ago, and Tata has one in development. Xithras Jan 2013 #21
This was put up on YouTube in '07 snooper2 Jan 2013 #22
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