Comments on: Peugeot Announces Plans to Release a Hybrid Car That Runs on Compressed Air by 2016 http://inhabitat.com/peugeot-announces-plans-to-release-a-hybrid-car-that-runs-on-compressed-air-by-2016/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:48:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: subfly http://inhabitat.com/peugeot-announces-plans-to-release-a-hybrid-car-that-runs-on-compressed-air-by-2016/comment-page-1/#comment-505155 subfly Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:57:41 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=478727#comment-505155 The 50 miles without the gasoline engine running is completely bogus, the compressed air bottle only holds a few hundreds Watts according to PSA The amount of energy stored in the nitrogen tank is small — equivalent to about five teaspoons of gasoline. While that is only enough to power the car a few hundred yards until the gasoline engine takes over again, when repeated over the course of a day of city driving, those extra teaspoons of energy add up to big improvement in mileage, Peugeot says. Also, energy efficiency of producing compressed air is quite low, so teh idea of producing from the mains is not so good The 50 miles without the gasoline engine running is completely bogus, the compressed air bottle only holds a few hundreds Watts according to PSA

The amount of energy stored in the nitrogen tank is small — equivalent to about five teaspoons of gasoline. While that is only enough to power the car a few hundred yards until the gasoline engine takes over again, when repeated over the course of a day of city driving, those extra teaspoons of energy add up to big improvement in mileage, Peugeot says.

Also, energy efficiency of producing compressed air is quite low, so teh idea of producing from the mains is not so good

]]> By: jonthed http://inhabitat.com/peugeot-announces-plans-to-release-a-hybrid-car-that-runs-on-compressed-air-by-2016/comment-page-1/#comment-477276 jonthed Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:42:01 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=478727#comment-477276 They should make it so that the compressor can be run from any mains or EV chargepoint. So you\'re still using electricity to power the car, but simply converting its energy to be stored as compressed air. They should make it so that the compressor can be run from any mains or EV chargepoint. So you\’re still using electricity to power the car, but simply converting its energy to be stored as compressed air.

]]> By: reynaestevez http://inhabitat.com/peugeot-announces-plans-to-release-a-hybrid-car-that-runs-on-compressed-air-by-2016/comment-page-1/#comment-476032 reynaestevez Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:55:56 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=478727#comment-476032 amazing engine!!! amazing engine!!!

]]> By: Sheldon http://inhabitat.com/peugeot-announces-plans-to-release-a-hybrid-car-that-runs-on-compressed-air-by-2016/comment-page-1/#comment-475703 Sheldon Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:25:02 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=478727#comment-475703 For a "hybrid" it's a nice twist (compared to the perhaps more conventional Prius) as it shouldn't need replacing (beyond normal wear'n'tear) and doesn't require potentially dangerous chemicals to produce, the down-side is that the compressed-air tank is only filled on braking. It can then be released to assist pulling away from stationary and as an additional "boost" when accelerating with the combustion engine. In a way it's more like the F1 "KERS" system. Maybe if you've run out of (gasoline) fuel you could recharge it with a foot-pump? ;-) For a “hybrid” it’s a nice twist (compared to the perhaps more conventional Prius) as it shouldn’t need replacing (beyond normal wear’n'tear) and doesn’t require potentially dangerous chemicals to produce, the down-side is that the compressed-air tank is only filled on braking.
It can then be released to assist pulling away from stationary and as an additional “boost” when accelerating with the combustion engine. In a way it’s more like the F1 “KERS” system.

Maybe if you’ve run out of (gasoline) fuel you could recharge it with a foot-pump? ;-)

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