Alternative Fuels - Air Car, the First Car That Runs on Compressed Air and Biofuels

Our country has been in troubled economic times forin automobiles is the Air Engine. It is an engine that
the past year now and almost no one is immune toworks by expanding compressed air and this releases
this recession. It is common knowledge that high oilenergy. This method is not really anything new and
prices, mortgage debt problems and the war in iraqhas actually been around for a few centuries but the
helped to get us into these troubled times but thetechnology is starting to become very efficient during
the problem is we as a nation depend too much onthe last few years. A company called Zero Pollution
oil and the oil companies to help satisfy our addictionMotors has been working on a car that runs on air
for quick energy. Another problem is global warming.and a combination of either ethanol or most kinds of
Many studies have been done that have shown thatbiofuels. Theoretically this air car could have a range
burning fossil fuels (fuels made from the fossils ofof between 750 to 950 miles based on a single tank
animals) contribute significantly to global warmingof air and 8.2 gallons of biofuel. This is an exciting
because they increase greenhouse gas in thenew kind of vehicle with the potential to have zero
atmosphere. Also there are many leading expertsemissions which would be awesome for our
that are saying we are nearing peak oil levels whichatmosphere as well. ZPM says that they will have the
means that the production of oil has neared to aair car into the market by sometime in 2010. Imagine
point where it will level off. Combine this with thehaving your very own car that runs on air and has a
fact that oil demands among the new powerhouserange of just under 1000 miles per fillup. Alot of
nations like China and India are increasing atpeople are looking at the Chevy volt all electric
astronomical rates you can begin to see the urgencyvehicle as our savior but with this air car it will utilize
for us to start researching alternative biofuels thatbiofuels in a way that will not only help us end ourt
will help us solve the global warming problem and alsodependency on oil but also give our atmosphere
give us cheaper fuels sources that we can easilysome breathing room to get out of the danger zone
duplicate.of global warming.
One incredible new alternative energy source for use