TameBear: Sustainable WorldAppropriate science and technology for sustainable life on planet Earth. A TameBear weblog.(Untitled)- February 24, 2008 Air Car Coming to U.S. by 2010: How would you like to be getting 868 miles on a single fill-up A startup funded by Indian car company Tata Motors plans on bringing a car powered by compressed air to the U.S. automobile market sometime in 2009 or 2010. They company, named Zero Pollution Motors, has developed a car that runs entirely on compressed air for around-town driving, and uses minimal amounts of gasoline at highway speeds. CNET News.comhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2008/02/23.html#a865 (Untitled)- February 23, 2008 Smart Car Sales Driven by Novelty Not Gas Milage: The two-seater Smart Car gets surprisingly poor gas milage, and initial sales appear to be based foremost on the novelty of owning such a cute little car. Looks like people are buying it for a 2nd (or 3rd or 4th) car for short hops around town or to pull behind their RV. Considering it's size, the Bear asks why oh why does it not get significantly better milage than other "normal" subcompacts Reading the comments at end of the article confirms...http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/sustainableWorld/2008/02/23.html#a864 |