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Old 04-28-2008, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by r8dmarshall View Post
The thing we are trying toget away from is co2. Just think about people drivig around in a vehicle that saves gas,but in turn puts more co2 into the air than the combustion engine?
C02 is a dangerous material. It is a solid at -60 Deg. F and when it goes to a gas it expands and becomes explosive, if contained. I would assume that it need to be contained to be useful. It is also dangerous to handle without gloves. In an accident, if the C02 tank ruptured it would explode, but not, in itself, burn.
These small vehicles probably have poor crash resistance as a result of minimized weight.
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