Friday, 06 March 2009 15:06
Air Cars
In
1903 a company in London started making cars that ran on compressed
air. They didn’t last. Some of the early challenges were high cost and
lack of torque. Over the decades independent engineers toyed with the
idea but it hasn’t stuck. Two Port Charlotte men hope to change that.
In part two of his look at the future of energy efficient vehicles
WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on a car that runs on – air.
1903 a company in London started making cars that ran on compressed
air. They didn’t last. Some of the early challenges were high cost and
lack of torque. Over the decades independent engineers toyed with the
idea but it hasn’t stuck. Two Port Charlotte men hope to change that.
In part two of his look at the future of energy efficient vehicles
WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on a car that runs on – air.
Published in
WGCU News
Friday, 06 March 2009 15:06
Air Cars
In
1903 a company in London started making cars that ran on compressed
air. They didn’t last. Some of the early challenges were high cost and
lack of torque. Over the decades independent engineers toyed with the
idea but it hasn’t stuck. Two Port Charlotte men hope to change that.
In part two of his look at the future of energy efficient vehicles
WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on a car that runs on – air.
1903 a company in London started making cars that ran on compressed
air. They didn’t last. Some of the early challenges were high cost and
lack of torque. Over the decades independent engineers toyed with the
idea but it hasn’t stuck. Two Port Charlotte men hope to change that.
In part two of his look at the future of energy efficient vehicles
WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on a car that runs on – air.
Published in
WGCU News
Friday, 06 March 2009 15:06
Air Cars
In
1903 a company in London started making cars that ran on compressed
air. They didn’t last. Some of the early challenges were high cost and
lack of torque. Over the decades independent engineers toyed with the
idea but it hasn’t stuck. Two Port Charlotte men hope to change that.
In part two of his look at the future of energy efficient vehicles
WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on a car that runs on – air.
1903 a company in London started making cars that ran on compressed
air. They didn’t last. Some of the early challenges were high cost and
lack of torque. Over the decades independent engineers toyed with the
idea but it hasn’t stuck. Two Port Charlotte men hope to change that.
In part two of his look at the future of energy efficient vehicles
WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on a car that runs on – air.
Published in
WGCU News