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  Ducted Blade Rotary Engine

  03.21.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Pyscho-Active, a project working to win the Automotive X-Prize has designed another version of the rotary engine, similar to the EngineAir design discussed earlier this week. The difference is that this is a mixed fuel vehicle combining combustion with pneumatic assist to boost fuel efficiency to greater than 100mpg. In addition to the engine breakthrough, […]

• Energy, Innovation, Technology & Science

  Vehicles with Pneumatic Propulsion

  03.20.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Vehicles with Pneumatic Propulsion

  Keeping with the air theme established this week, here’s yet another approach to the air powered propulsion potential. French company, K’AirMobiles has proposed a new class of vehicle, the VPP or vehicles with pneumatic propulsion class. This would include full-fledged cars like ZPM’s from earlier in the week, EngineAir’s runabouts, and indeed, these glorified bicycles […]

• Energy, Innovation, Technology & Science

  Another Air Power Innovation

  03.19.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Another Air Power Innovation

  EngineAir, of Melborne, Australia has invented a 13kg rotary air motor that will replace traditional combustion engines. Unlike the ZPM approach of using a standard piston/cylinder setup, this is a departure from traditional automotive engine design (Mazda’s combustion rotary engine has been around for awhile, but it’s far from mainstream.) This breakthrough was made by […]

• Energy, Innovation, Technology & Science

  One Air Car

  03.18.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on One Air Car

  Zero Pollution Motors is designing a set of air powered cars for release in the US. That’s right, these vehicles use compressed air (and at speeds over 35mph, small amounts of fuel mixed with compressed air) to power a 6 seat vehicle over 800 miles on 8 gallons of fuel plus the compressed air. The […]

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  Green DIY Electric Motorcycle

  03.17.08 | Permalink | Comments Off on Green DIY Electric Motorcycle

  We thought highlighting a “green motorcycle” would be a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Watch the video below to see an interesting project (the music is a little over the top, you might turn down the volume if that sort of thing bothers you.) This is a great project and a great way […]

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