BUT once you move the emissions to a fixed point it's easier to clean
it up, no less emissions overall but easier to keep from becoming a
pollutant..
Lester
On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:56 AM, David Booker wrote:
> A car that runs on compressed air really doesn't
> do that much for the
> environment except to move
> your emissions from one place to another. Instead
> of coming ot a tailpipe, it is coming out of the engine
> that drives the
> compressor that fills the tanks, or if
> you use an electric compressor, then
> to the smoke
> stacks of the electric powerplant. I suppose if you
> used
> electricity from a TVA dam turbine you could
> actually claim to be
> emission-free.
>
> It is a neat pass-time for the guy and his son, but I
> really
> don't think it will end up doing much for
> overall fuel consumption.
>
> - David
> Long Island
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