Comments on: Chevy Volt fail? http://azsustainability.com/2008/11/09/chevy-volt-fail/ Arizona Sustainability, Green Blog, Community Forum, Environmental Action. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:10:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeff Sutter http://azsustainability.com/2008/11/09/chevy-volt-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 Jeff Sutter Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:46:52 +0000 http://azsustainability.com/?p=582#comment-1105 The lightest and strongest air storage bottles available now (carbon fiber) have an energy storage density comparable to lead-acid batteries. I guess if you have a golf cart, at least there are no disposal concerns because the container has an unlimited lifetime. My next golf cart will be air powered for sure. The lightest and strongest air storage bottles available now (carbon fiber) have an energy storage density comparable to lead-acid batteries. I guess if you have a golf cart, at least there are no disposal concerns because the container has an unlimited lifetime. My next golf cart will be air powered for sure.

]]> By: Bruce Brownlee http://azsustainability.com/2008/11/09/chevy-volt-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 Bruce Brownlee Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:46:29 +0000 http://azsustainability.com/?p=582#comment-1091 Auto X Prise: A competition to develop a 100mpg automobile "Commercial viability is a key criteria for picking the winner - the teams must demonstrate not just performance but also business plan showing that they can sell at least 10,000 of their vehicles annually." http://ecotalitylife.greenoptions.com/2007/08/03/ecotality-automotive-x-prize-announces-first-31-competitors-for-100mpg-competition/ "Improving on an existing French manufacture's design, of an all air powered "European small/slow car", to improve on the designed of a viable "air/gas powered compressor" for the US. Zero Pollution Motors: (One of the contenders) http://zeropollutionmotors.us/ Statements on this weeks episode of zaproot.com featured a snippits saying it will be available for sale in 2010, cost $17,000, and will get 107MPG equivalent. It will go up to 30MPH on air alone, the gas engine needs to start up to get it to go 90MPH. Auto X Prise:
A competition to develop a 100mpg automobile
“Commercial viability is a key criteria for picking the winner – the teams must demonstrate not just performance but also business plan showing that they can sell at least 10,000 of their vehicles annually.”

http://ecotalitylife.greenoptions.com/2007/08/03/ecotality-automotive-x-prize-announces-first-31-competitors-for-100mpg-competition/

“Improving on an existing French manufacture’s design, of an all air powered “European small/slow car”, to improve on the designed of a viable “air/gas powered compressor” for the US. Zero

Pollution Motors:
(One of the contenders)
http://zeropollutionmotors.us/

Statements on this weeks episode of zaproot.com featured a snippits saying it will be available for sale in 2010, cost $17,000, and will get 107MPG equivalent. It will go up to 30MPH on air alone, the gas engine needs to start up to get it to go 90MPH.

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