Comments on: Magnetic Air Cars – Why Didn’t I Think Of That? (Oh That’s Right, Because I’m Not Crazy)

By: bleicher

bleicher — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:00:54 +0000

what exactly is “unlimited” or “nt obeying lowas of physics”? Descroptions seems to me as perverted way to describe an electro-car with pneumatic-translation.
you stil have to charge the battery – s whats the big deal?

the battery might be interesting, but “air”? come on >_< !

By: bleicher

bleicher — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:00:54 +0000

the battery might be interesting, but “air”? come on >_< !

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:09:45 +0000

I tryed emailing them at the given adress, but it doesnt exist.

Ad Astra: I try and obey the laws of thermodynamics as well, being a good citezen and all. Maybe in France or America they arent enforced like they are in England…

By: james jones

james jones — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:57:51 +0000

Thee guys appear to be proposing perpetual motion, if so the real question is "how did this get this far?". What morons are going to fall for that?

We're not talking about shelling out a few bucks for an ebook, or even a couple of hundred for a bogus Brown's gas generator.

We're talking about trying to attract investors with serious cash.

At what point does the Security and Exchange Commision or someone like that get involved?

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:02:16 +0000

Well it does sound crazy.
I know that lead acid batteries paired up with super capacitors are planned to be produced next year which improve their capacity by 50% and improve the life span to that of a NiMH battery, but are a quarter of the price. But 50% isn't exactly 3 times!

It sounds similar to the power your car on water scams.

The compressed air car is real and it is French. But there is little magic, compressed air being an energy carrier like hydrogen.

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By: mcman

mcman — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:08:16 +0000

The only way I can see this working is if they figured out a way to charge the system with minimal battery exhaustion. Battery replacement is $70 so could it be that you use up a battery in a month or 2 and then install a new one? Your old battery gets recycled and the whole thing goes in a circle.

By: Ad Astra

Ad Astra — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:59:20 +0000

While some of the science-esqe verbiage that brochure is throwing around sounds suspicious, the concept of a compressed-air-powered car is entirely reasonable; I know that some working prototypes have been made, and the idea is often offered as an alternative to battery-driven electric motors. The part I'm worried about is the assertion that the car never has to be stopped for external recharging or refueling: three times the capacity of a car battery is still only three car batteries worth of charge, and that will only get you so much compressed air before you need to recharge the battery. And no, you can't use the alternator to recharge the battery, because, as a previous poster mentioned, we obey the laws of thermodynamics in this garage. So, in short: legit idea, scary brochure.

By: feckineejit

feckineejit — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:51:52 +0000

I like the sound of this technology, where can I send my checkbook?

By: Gerry

Gerry — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:50:09 +0000

In our house and garage, we obey the laws of physics and thermodynamics.
....so we're calling this the 'brochure to scam investors'.
Moller and his 'flying car' that never flew was a prime example, but he has been able to scam investors out of millions of dollars for over 30 years now.

Hide your checkbook!!!