All the carbon
locked away
coal and oil
and lime today
were once a gas
in our air.

It doesn't matter
fossil or
conterperaire

Carbon is life

The recuperation of energy in form of compressed air is one of the poorest ways, how to accumulate energy due the Carnot cycle. The air gets heated during compression and this heat is lost as a waste energy.

Then please spend your day breathing CO.

"Carbon is life" - ShooTard

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Interesting concept. However, I'm a bit concerned about what may happen to those high pressure vessels if the car is in an accident.

In burning gas that heats its fuel to burn,
And so release the pent up light of days,
Long past in coal or just this summer's fern
That strayed upon this earth in myriad ways.
The heat and light that on this world was shed,
All takes its leave at last back to the sky,
As bodies burn the stuff on which they fed,
And autumn bonfires flame on branches dry.
So in the very furnace of our star,
Is made the stuff that gives us light and life,
And that we're not so close or not too far,
Is one more way we're balanced on a knife:
The joy of life that greens this earth,
Was willed in fire at its birth.

Why is the "car" shaped like Anubis after a yoga accident. And why can't they turn on some of their mercury filled lightbulbs so we gan get a better look at the thing?

Nice combination of technologies. The key question is whether the storage capacity in Kwh/kg is higher for compressed air than batteries. Also expense. Air motors are pretty standard technology. Chances are the compressed air containers will leak ... air! Not fire, or chemicals, or fuel. Just ... air.

JRi -

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I've been wondering what happened to the French company MDI's entry from a few years ago. Maybe Peugeot had deeper pockets to bring it to a competitive level as it would have to perform as well as any other tech to really gain traction in the marketplace. It could be the greenest choice of all of the contenders and even make it to the States if it can survive sabotage.

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I don't think this technology is intended to function as a main energy source, it's more of an energy saving system that limits the amount of energy lost when braking, much like the flywheel/battery designs that were being touted a few years ago (and are perhaps still around).

At last - something really 'green'. A battery Hybrid will never see my money as it damages the environment more than it saves it. A compressed air alternative - now that makes sense - even if less efficient.

And there is tons of wasted heat energy available to heat it up upon decompression - so is it all that less efficient if it uses the wasted combustion heat ?

The more I read this the more I want a car using this technology.

Why is the "car" shaped like Anubis after a yoga accident.

That is the Peugeot car maker's logo.

Then please spend your day breathing CO.

"Carbon is life" - ShooTard

http://www.youtub...3lhtpEFo

How's that treatment for VD coming, btw? Still penicillin resistant, I see.

The recuperation of energy in form of compressed air is one of the poorest ways, how to accumulate energy due the Carnot cycle. The air gets heated during compression and this heat is lost as a waste energy.

Air motor cools down when compressed air is expanded doing work. Then if you have a system of heat pipes and thermal salts storage of the heat generated during storage compression, that heat would be reused to heat up the air going to the motor increasing its efficiency, so not much energy will be lost. The main detractors will be added weigh and complexity, and have to be balanced from the efficiency gains.

I'm a bit concerned about what may happen to those high pressure vessels if the car is in an accident.

Same that happens to other pressure vessels. They have rated break points.

I disagree with the comment relating to the Carnot cycle. Of course compressing air generates heat, but there is absolutely no reason to loose this heat as it can be recycled into the cabin as heat, and to pre-heat fuel prior to combustion. I applaud any research that improves our mpg and the through life costing of a compressed air system is BOUND to be LESS that that for lithium cells!!
wud-wurks

Old tech rebranded. Scuderi engine has been invented like forever. I guess Scuderi is in work with Peugoet.