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April 23rd, 2008
Wind Power

The Air-Powered Motorcycle by Jem Stansfield

The article mentions using compressed air, it uses grid power anyway. Has anyone come up with a solar or wind powered air compressor?

On the other hand, it only takes a few seconds to fill the tanks with compressed air.

The Air-Powered Motorcycle by Jem Stansfield : TreeHugger

He took carbon-fiber air tanks that are usually used by firefighters as part of their breathing equipment and connected them to two rotary air engines that drive the rear wheel. One of the benefits of using compressed air over batteries is that you can recharge in a few seconds.

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