GM CEO: "This New Engine Will CHANGE The World!"

EV enthusiasts beware, GM has just announced their all-new 0-emission engine that will make electric and internal combustion vehicles obsolete! This all-new radical technology is said to be the next revolution in the automotive world and will drive us towards a completely eco-friendly future of cars! GM has been searching for an alternative to EVs for years now, and their search has led them to the all-new compressed air technology! Compressed air has already been seen to be of limited use in the 19th century, mostly with mine locomotives and trams in some European cities, the most notable of which is Paris. However, the technology has since been dropped and forgotten in favor of internal combustion engines, because of their immediate potency. However, in the early 2010s, the French Car manufacturer, Peugeot, saw the potential in combining compressed air with internal combustion engines into an all-new hybrid technology that retains the eco-friendliness of a regular hybrid, without needing a battery! While these prototypes didn’t really move far from the testing stage, they did spark a fair bit of interest from the rest of the automotive industry, most notably GM.
So, let's not waste any time and check out this new way of thinking as GM CEO announces This New Engine That Will CHANGE The World!
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[@garypippenger202]

And what energy source and machinery will compress the air? You have not answered the question.

[@richarddobreny6664]

Exactly, I have an electric compressor…

[@chevyvanngoghandfriends]

Steam..coal gas..wood..air…

[@salahelackad2005]

Obviously electric powered compressor at fuelling stations. Like many other pneumatic equipment the source is compressed air from a compressor.

[@hummerdummy]

Electric compressors are not emission free. They consume large amounts of electricity to operate

[@TheShadow941]

He did say hybrid, so im guessing the hybrid powers the compressor

[@CharlieJones-uc5gf]

Nothing is free everything cost , for every action is a reaction.

[@lynnsims9533]

Air cost yo sir up your tiers

[@CharlieJones-uc5gf]

Heat.

[@boogathon]

Lockheed developed a flywheel engine: spin up a heavy flywheel to incredibly high RPM’s, and use the kinetic energy for power. They gave up on it after a prototype’s flywheel disconnected and went on an über-destructive rampage. 🙈 😱 🚮🎱🥃 ➡

[@kuabarra]

While this video is overzealous in stating there would be no pollution, it has the potential of being more efficient. Co

[@tarstarkusz]

This video just cost you 12 minutes you will never get back. 12 minutes of foolishness.

[@zehlersan]

It's funny how gm trying to take credit for the air engine. Someone already did that and well as most of you know that guy just "mysteriously died" soon after

[@keithpearson7059]

FACTS : The inventor died of " suicide ? " jumping off the 22nd floor of a motel and landing on the first floor overhang in Thailand BUT " his WIFE wrote his SUICIDE LETTER ! " .

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

Like the 100mpg carby. Bought up and buried.

[@bryanjones3429]

I thought that was the maker of the hydrogen powered car??

[@keithpearson7059]

@@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc Correction : FACTS The 100 m.p.g. carburetor and as well invented in White Bear Lake , Minnesota years ago , men in suits went to the skin inventors house and said to him " give us the carb. or we'll kill your wife and kids " ! It wasn't " bought up " !

[@VollstandigErleuchtung]

(puts on my expert suit) Ahh it's but a filthy conspiracy, the man obviously just commit the side

[@sledninja]

So 50 seconds in and I realize that the individuals who put this video together do not realize that an engine an internal combustion engine is just a large air compressor that's all it is

[@marleyjanim5033]

2:20

[@sampleoffers1978]

Those people with oxygen cannisters know they are explosion risks, so why a compressed air, oxygen cannister can't be modified to safely power a combustion engine...Meanwhile regenerative breaking can likely be used to restore the compressed air and or pressurization involved.

[@MagnusFabrication]

Combustion engines compress a mixture of fuel and air and ignites it with electricity. Not even close to an air compressor.

[@RandyLynns-zb2qw]

And it will still require something to power the compressor

[@rustyneuron]

@@MagnusFabrication Yeah, they do compress air, but that isn't the same as being their main purpose or function.

[@charlesmblakley3445]

A MAN CAME OUT WITH A CAR THAT RUN'S ON WATER, NOW BEAT THAT.

[@ramhammer10-4]

They killed him... I read that he didn't divulge the water electrolysis process he used. And it used lots of energy to convert.

[@matthewphair2469]

That's like saying energy from solar and wind is free. IT'S NOT.

[@nasheemwhye5197]

It is free if you mean as far as harnessing the energy. Then yes, that costs money because you have to get the raw material that is used to make the devices that capture the solar energy. But the energy itself is free.

[@jamescarter8311]

@@nasheemwhye5197 You're converting non-usable energy into usable energy and that is not free. In fact, it's very expensive. In fact, it's so expensive that you can currently throw away 70% of the thermal energy created by a gasoline engine and still have more power for a given weight.

[@matthewphair2469]

@@nasheemwhye5197 That's the point nothing is free especially green energy.

[@ads06.1]

@@jamescarter8311 "non-usable energy"? So... how do sail boats work again?

[@viol8r007]

Or calling it green

[@sdfft820]

If GM is involved, it’s either a lie or a flop.

[@victorspresence1263]

This channel is the liar, the scammer, the click-baiter.

[@Psalm-yg6yi]

Both

[@tsclly2377]

ya.. like using liquid air..

[@---ei6bu]

What ? Do you mean that the air does not compress spontaneously before arriving in the tank?

[@keithpearson7059]

Stolen technology from approximately 2014 ? 🤬🤬

[@akheeboss2726]

Here we go again. Mary Barra and GM are making more ludicrous promises that they can not keep. An air engine that is going to change the world. WTH. GM can't even make a normal car with an electric engine now they are talking about a car that uses air for fuel. Give me a break. It's all nonsense.

[@victorspresence1263]

This channel is the liar, the scammer, the click-baiter.

[@StephenJohnson-pz6yk]

It’s not nonsense nonbeliever!

[@toddhitts4384]

Just strap you bed sheet to a couple sticks on the roof and wahla air power

[@chriskiro]

They literally have electric vehicles what are you talking about. 😂

[@chriskiro]

Do you not understand how pistons move?

[@itsshuler]

Oh boy. Wait till the Amish hear about this.

[@Skyrider12]

lol

[@blackholeentry3489]

Their mule pulled buggies replaced by a compressed air engine....Yeah, they'll probably go for that!

[@kevin-parratt-artist]

The driver must eat a ton of chickpeas and cabbage the day before.

[@user-tx9rk6rq3p]

And beans will chilli sauce with garlic 😂

[@user-tx9rk6rq3p]

The driver must eat beans in chilli sauce with garlic one hour before starting 😂

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Taco Bell fill up station ⛽

[@heilundwissen9833]

Every day

[@alancharlton7892]

Chilli & Garlik Baked Beans with Fried Eggs, sunny side up, soft yoke.

[@brealistic3542]

This video sounds like a lot of hot air to me.🤔

[@gottfriedheumesser1994]

Really, as the authors seem to have no idea about thermodynamics. Compressing air increases the temperature, and cooling it down causes a lot of energy loss. Expansion will cool the air again and perhaps cause icing in the engine.

[@quake2u]

Icing used for the A/C@@gottfriedheumesser1994

[@hunati31]

In the meantime Tesla is building the Roadster with cold thrusters from its spacecrafts.

[@hammerheadms]

Sooo, exhaust???

[@wyattchiordi5132]

@@gottfriedheumesser1994this video was most likely generated by AI and wasn’t screened for accuracy before upload

[@icedriver2207]

A French company came up with this idea in 2004. Moteur Development International. It had a 110 KM/H top speed and a range of 200 Kilometer.

[@arek3866]

Franchise, not American 🎉Think why?!!!!’n

[@Paul-ng4jx]

Well, that’s not true because the air engine has been around since the 80s they’ve been talking about that so a company came up with it in 2004. They just took the idea from somebody else and claimed it as their own.

[@Paul-ng4jx]

And the hot air engine was created by an American in the 1800s and American company. Look it up yourself. It was created by knights American. mechanical. In 1874

[@cesarcesar1961]

one guy in Australia developed a high efficient air motor as well

[@icedriver2207]

@@Paul-ng4jx Completely different design from the French Air engine. The Amonton (1699) predates the Knights American hot air engine.

[@davidmeermans1579]

And when you run out of compressed air, the car includes a tire pump you can use to refill then tank. Ha-ha-ha. Pack a lunch and tent, you'll be there a while.

[@sherrywestmoreland1071]

I’ll wait for the new GM car that runs on rainbows, fairy dust and cookie sprinkles.

[@ThunderStruck94660]

Ha, ha, ha....so true. Their DEI CEO really sucks.

[@d.g.566]

You forgot the engine that runs on unicorn droppings.

[@rachmann516]

@@d.g.566 - Unicorn poo engines meets the diversity and inclusion policy of the Biden Admin and will likely award another $2.5 billion to GM.

[@toddhitts4384]

And unicorn farts

[@turnipsucks6416]

They already have that car. They call it "The Newsome". It's only available in CA.

[@danielharmon8277]

Will still need oil to keep the parts lubed up if not it will cease up 🤷

[@misterindependent7994]

Perhaps there are green options for lubricants we've yet to explore.

[@mignemi88]

rotary air engine doesn't have friction problems due to the air cushion that creates between mobile parts, in addition doesn't generate heat (the output air is at -10 celsius). the only wearing parts are two ball bearings

[@thomasljungberg6537]

And?

[@scottbaumgart4986]

Use the oil from your corn and soybeans,since your wife decided to go keto....🤷

[@deanayer3822]

he air just compresses itself? AMAZING !! This will have a range of about 2 miles.

[@user-kf3vf9bd2l]

Depends on many factors, size and pressure in the tank being #1.

[@danielthompson3928]

@@user-kf3vf9bd2l yea but the video made it seem like the energy is 100% green whereas the other options were not. This will still pull energy from the grid to compress the air. The same grid that makes the electric vehicles less green.

[@shyviking]

Each car comes with a complimentary bicycle pump... 🙂

[@henryjohnjoseph2547]

I believe not much was done in this field of science . After all we cannot live without it. We still have to deal with those who don't want any competition.

[@JayDillon-mm6yv]

The best AIRMOTOR is already developed by EngineAir Australia, a redesigned "rotary Wankel airmotor" invented by Angelo Di Pietro. This rotary Wankel airmotor can be used as a wheel-hub airmotor to power 2 wheels or all 4 wheels. It is fully achievable to use new failsafe CFC air pressure tanks, holding 20,000 psi or more, to power a typical sedan up to 1000-mile range per fill-up. GM Cadillac AERA concept car, 2010, L.A. Auto Show, was a luxury concept but cars for everyday use could use this excellent technology just as well. In addition, the "rotary Wankel airmotor" designed by Angelo Di Pietro can also be used to power VTOL Aircraft for similar long range and efficiency.

[@victorspresence1263]

LOL

[@stevenbledsoe4186]

Notice how few people have ever heard of it?

[@sevenhill54]

That's what passenger aircraft runs on. Compressed air. The only fuel is for the APU, takeoff, and landings. That's what passenger aircraft run on. Compressed air. The only fuel is for the APU, takeoff, and landings.

[@bobhotchkiss2438]

You couldn't pay me to ride in a vehicle on top of a carbon fiber composite tank filled with enough 20,000 psi air to push a car 1000 miles. When that tank eventually fails, it will completely shred the car.

[@bartismoellis1052]

@@sevenhill54 you have ever heard of jet fuel.

[@joshscott8678]

It's quite the challenge to reach oil free, the world goes through almost a billion barrels of oil a day,

[@innercynic2784]

Not everything is simply "burned up". Plastics are created as well as a host of other things. You want it to go away? Then life as we know it shuts down.

[@keithpearson7059]

​@@TheSpiral01 FACT : Underground oil replenishes itself !

[@dumitru8121]

The question is: WHEN? Some inventors tried to do something but greedy companies,people …eliminate them in some form from developing their ideas.

[@shyviking]

If it was so good, then someone else would do it. Compressed air has been around forever. Nobody has ever made it an effective, mass-producible means of powering a car. Like hydrogen, just less fancy.

[@Kbrrr85]

Great, until winter hits. Frozen air lines, air tank freezing off due to compression and depression. its a great idea, but what about >-30*C Canadian winters?

[@jr-pl9kj]

you gain some you lose some, laws of thermodynamics, nothing is 100% efficient.

[@RogueShadowTCN]

"It's just air." Yeah, how did it get compressed genius.

[@CKidder80]

Oh boy... First of all, they think compressed air is basically free... Tell that to any industrial shop that uses compressed air for tools. I assure you, running a 60HP screw compressor is nothing close to free. It takes a lot of energy to compress air. Secondly, they seem to actually believe that water engines are a real thing. It's very hard to trust anyone who can't see why running an engine on water is thermodynamically impossible.

[@jmcclain8237]

As a species, we have to move forward in all areas of technology. I'm not a " climate change " super believer however, we need to move forward. We went from the horse, to the steam engine, to combustion engines. Who says we need to stop advancing? Electric cars aren't really practical so, we should find something else. I'm not saying that this is the answer, but it's out there, somewhere.

[@bobsaturday4273]

100% correct !

[@jimbotron70]

Anti-gravity drive.

[@Turbogto_guy]

I small nuclear pellet can power a submarine for 6 million miles or about 25-30 years. Why can’t that be scaled down and made safe? O I know why. Because that will cut out the fuel or electric companies. They DON’T WANT a solution. They just want to drag this out and make as much money off of it as they can.

[@boingaon]

Life is short enough that I’m good with keeping what we have for the remainder of it. Things are good enough for me.

[@WaldemarPerezJr]

interesting this is showing up now. This tech is ONLY LIKE 100 years old at this point. SMH.

[@DLWELD]

Mary Barra is a great example of a tech company CEO not being an engineer - she has set GM on all sorts of wild goose chases trying get a magic game changer for GM.

[@leafe-lu3jd]

They were right! We are going to be paying for air now! Better get them farts out now everyone.

[@jimd4713]

they had this for years now but the big oil companies didnt want to put it out on the market

[@adblevins2]

Liquid air would combat some of issues simply use tanks for high pressure, and a gasifier at engine to fix some of these problems

[@victorspresence1263]

Aiyyiyi. Kids, the Steam engine was invented early 1700's 300 years ago........................................ ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

[@juddhouston8229]

The G.M. CEO needs to reimburse EVERY New CAR Customer that G.M. ripped off using "Planned Obsolescence" designs and refusing to comply to the "RIght to Repair" laws.

[@bradzimmerman3171]

gM-yikes,can’t be trusted at all

[@rockyourworldmountainminer9555]

Basic thermodynamics says no available energy. No free lunch.

[@davidboyden9099]

What else would you expect from an oil company? This sort of thing has gone for over a century.

[@jimbotron70]

20 years ago MDI presented the Eolo car, based on the same technology, but failed to make an impact.

[@nicholasnapier2684]

It’s kinda like using a firestarter, they make them in glass containers, where you can press the air and then explodes at the end so you can actually start a fire. It’s a piston inside of a like a syringe type thing you can get the idea of making a piston doing that.

[@paolodelzanno9520]

The worst idea of the century: recharge an inefficient accumulator (you know the difference between adiabatic and isothermal cycles) with an inefficient compressor to power an inefficient engine! What a combo!!

[@jimsix9929]

I like the idea, as a solution to range problems a car could have a compressor powered by anything, electric, gas , hydrogen, making the storage tanks part of the cars structure would save weight, also the stored energy from braking could be used to compress air, making it like an electric hybrid, as far as power, the sky is the limit they could make amazing power for a short time, a vane type engine would be able to turn very high RPMs, less moving parts, my 1/2 inch air drill has a lot of power, just make it 10 times bigger

[@yakut9876]

excellent. Just the “less moving parts” part is consumable and redundant.

[@exitnightenterlight5327]

As long as it runs completely independently of a kill switch. One of the reasons people are giving up on electic cars is because people are realising they can be stopped by authorities with a kill switch.

[@robertoortizespinoza795]

As a mechanical engineer, I have been paying attention to this technology for years and the apathy and skepticism it arouses never ceases to surprise me. And I firmly believe that it is part of the solution for sustainable zero-emission mobility. Critical of the researchers is that all the power comes from compressed air, instead of sharing that task with electrostatic storage. The super capacitors would give acceleration to the vehicle through electric motors in the rear wheel drive, and the car would keep rolling with the impulse of compressed air in the front wheel drive. Both forms of propulsion would act on climbs, and both would recover part of the energy when braking. The use of phase change materials is the alternative to improve efficiency. Such a car will be supplied with energy in places where compressing the air supports heat for other processes, such as preheating water, space heating, cooking ovens, swimming pool heating, even pasteurization. So no energy would be lost in air compression for large tanks. All charging at these establishments could be done in three minutes: Charging the bank of supercapacitors, melting paraffin and filling the tanks with air at elevated pressures. And since the air that comes out of the pneumatic motors is cold, it would serve to air condition the passenger cabin. I find this solution feasible, but neither the automotive companies, nor the deputies of the European Union, nor Elon Musk, believe the same.

[@yakut9876]

Although electricity is one of the applications of mechanical science, they want to operate everything with electricity, as electricity is always promoted as something glamorous, because this is in the interest of consumer companies, especially complex electronics ( which they often promote as simple ), as it facilitates control and lack of independence. Our hope is to find effective alternative methods to electricity.

[@NYRM1974]

Biofuel development is the only way to mitigate the concerns of energy security globally

[@shingscrafts7106]

Just like hydrogen, the problem is where do you get the fuel or in this case the compressed air? In Britain, there are 16 hydrogen filling stations compared to 3000 for gas and diesel. Is GM going to build thousands of air compressors all over the country where drivers can get compressed air? And how much would it cost to get the compressed air since its obviously not free.

[@hammerheadms]

It's silly. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, and can be made easily. It's also completely carbon emission free when burned. The biggest problem with hydrogen fuel cells is they are very dangerous in a collision. Diesel is very stabil and will not explode without high atomization and compression. Gasoline, as a liquid, is non-flammable. Only it's vapors are explosive. Hydrogen, on the other hand is highly reactive, which makes it unstable. Here in the states we have some trucks and busses running on the stuff, but for anything smaller than a large truck it would probably be a severe explosive hazard on the freeway. Thus the reason I don't see hydrogen fuel cells being the wave of the future.

[@jimsix9929]

it would not cost much to add an air compressor to any gas station much less than hydrogen or electric, I like the idea, and it it safe, air does not burn or pollute

[@mignemi88]

@@jimsix9929 since gas station already have air compressors...

[@alancharlton7892]

Do they only have diesel & gas (LPG), what about Petroleum?

[@jimsix9929]

@@mignemi88 yes they do but to run a car you need real high pressure, like 7,000 psi the 120 psi compressors for tires would not take you far

[@tureytayno3154]

When I was a kid, my uncle described a similar concept to me. I didn't think it was possible back then.

[@niblick616]

And?

[@tristanpoortenga4134]

Just make an engine that slams atoms together, lol.. maybe even one that runs on photons. XD

[@artsmart]

😅should be popular with politicians considering all the hot air on hand. 😅

[@lnavvnav7484]

amazing free air...what a crock

[@victorspresence1263]

100 100 100 100 100 100 100

[@coreyc47]

Also, can you develop air recharging breaking?

[@tigerscott2966]

America's biggest problem is the federal reserve...

[@DevGabe405]

You are right

[@richardmccann4815]

I beg to differ, it is the democrat deep state coup!

[@cesarcesar1961]

saying air motors have low torque is the limit of dumbness.

[@jwdevine]

Dilithium crystals will eliminate this nonsense and make everything space travel. Surely everyone agrees that 0 to Warp 8 in 60 seconds is what we want. 😂❤

[@randallmack3066]

april fools!

[@anjoLas]

Drive that thing way up high in the mountains xD

[@carlosv2474]

Forgotten technology.. air compressors

[@Godknowsitstrue]

Remember that "big oil" is very instrumental in seeing to it that nobody messes with their profits. That message was clearly stated in Dallas, Texas, during the fall of 1963!!!

[@davidbartrand7231]

Air gets really hot when it's compressed; literally & figuratively.

[@jaywhite15_AL]

He said that in the video, to which I agree completely. He talked about how they're now using some kind of lubrication system for longevity.... but didn't go into the slightest detail on how THAT specific technology works. I'd definitely be interested.

[@scottdowney4318]

Internal combustion is a type of compressed air engine! And the reason we have so many is it works really well.

[@robs3557]

Sounds great but unless I have a lot of politicians full of hot air how do I compress the air to fill the tank?

[@dougk5456]

This just may change the world!! When GM spends more of it's money on technology that won't work and finally goes bankrupt, some other company will buy it and or merge with it and it's future products will change.

[@shingscrafts7106]

GM is too big to fail. It always has one hand on the taxpayers' money.

[@searsing7382]

I think you’re partially right … GM will go chapter 11 then look to the IS government to bail them out again… 😂

[@daynevickers1079]

The bottom line is that you cannot win against "Big Oil", as the economy of the entire world depends on it. Stanley Meyer's unfortunate end was a cautionary tale to anyone coming up against the status quo. The ONLY way anything earth-shattering can come about would be to open-source the design of the process/engine, etc., thereby circumventing any one person or company having ownership of it. Do that, and the world will change quite rapidly, and all for the good of mankind. and of course, the very planet we call home.

[@magukamotorsincorporation]

That’s how it is, and I’m still looking for investors. I just wrote to the Ampera Motors company that I have the technology of an air engine that travels a million kilometers without recharging. But everyone is silent and no one needs it.

[@JolanXBL]

Looks like the balloon-powered cars we made in preschool were the answer all along. Maybe spitwads will be the cure for cancer

[@rogersmith8480]

THE ONLY REASON WHY THESE COMPRESSED AIR ENGINES ARE NOT PROFITABLE IS BECAUSE "YOU CAN RECYCLE THE COMPRESSED AIR OVER AND OVER"!!!!!

[@shyviking]

/Engage allcaps BUT HOW DO YOU COMPRESS THE AIR IN THE FIRST PLACE?! THAT'S RIGHT: BY USING SOME KIND OF FUEL. THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST POUR THAT FUEL OR ELECTRICITY STRAIGHT INTO THE CAR? /disengage allcaps /end rant

[@rogersmith8480]

@@shyviking Don't ask me, ask them.

[@douglasfitzpatrick3980]

I remember an inventor creating an air engine powered car many years ago!! He was assassinated and his materials were Stolen by the government!! INTERESTING....

[@DpacOP]

Literally came to the comments to find someone mentioning this

[@bradgreenfield3003]

It was Stan Meyer and it was actually water, or more specifically, the hydrogen split off out of the H2O emitting only pure water!

[@unknownuserbutnotabuser]

The hard part is gonna be convincing people riding a deflating balloon is fun.

[@davidbaise5137]

If GM can’t even make a halfway acceptable ICE car or an EV, how in hell are they going to do this new tech???

[@thomasetavard2031]

The glaring lie in this is it's Eco Friendly aspect. How to you think the air got compressed in the first place? It still takes a electricity or a fossil fuel compressor to do that task.

[@kdsowen2882]

GM, along with 'Others' forced-India to stop the Production of Compressed-Air-Powered vehicles . They were about to produce thousands of them (Tata air-car ) , it was unveiled in 2012 and would be in-Production fully , by 2020 . They had the motor designed in Germany and the floor of the vehicle was made-up of high-strength plastic-pods containing the air . They had completely developed the vehicles and were in the-process of setting-up production-lines , one benefit was free air-conditioning which occured-naturally and no-emissions other than water . Dave nz

[@ernestlageman1553]

And nobody give a comment about tata air-car?!! This is very strange!!

[@EduardoBueno-xo1yw]

I remember seeing “Beyond 2000”, and saw 1 show were there was 1 guy that got it going and used a Gas powered - air compressor to keep it going for long distance driving.

[@hammerheadms]

Probably because it's an inefficiency design. The energy contained in a liter of compressed air is pretty miniscule compaired to a liter fossil fuel. And the power drops off exponentially as the air tank empties. An if you are concerned with the environment, consider how many times that tank has to be filled to get from point "A" to point "B". Do you intend to try and fill it with a manual pump, or will you plug an air compressor into your garage receptacle and use electricity? Gas, electric, it doesn't very much matter because ALL of them require the burning of fossil fuel to produce power.

[@jameswong3674]

What's wrong with EV? Every other countries embrace EV except US. America just needs to expand the EV infrastructures in order fully utilize EV technology.

[@toddhitts4384]

The reason combustion vehicle sales are down has nothing to do with alternative vehicles types it's the fact that the big three have over bloated the price of new cars a common car shouldn't cost as much as a house

[@CanadianHardwoodPro]

GM has great technology and beautiful vehicles. The biggest issue is that the odds of their vehicles breaking down are much higher. They have terrible reliability ratings. Yes, I know, many people have GM vehicles that are trouble free. It's a game of odds. The chances are just much higher that your General Motors, Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac or Pontiac vehicle will break down.

[@flodjod]

odds on that their rivals breaks down more often

[@fournierfinishing-woodfloo5460]

GM has terrible reliability ratings as per data collected from hundreds of thousands of owner-filled surveys.

[@jaywhite15_AL]

@@fournierfinishing-woodfloo5460 They didn't a couple of years ago. The Tahoe differential problem from Mexico was one of the worst recent ones I can think of, then Caddy with Northstar, and GM again with Active Cylinder Deactivation and a whole host of other problems. BUT, it's not like they're not trying to solve the issue.

[@ernielatham-brown774]

Lol GM what ever they do Tesla will do better

[@helioqueiroz2029]

Nope! You are wrong!

[@craigroberts5965]

They're both garbage

[@eclecticaro]

Yeah like speculation and seling Bitcoin to make any profit ever😂

[@Davido50]

​@@craigroberts5965 Dumb. You must be a Hyundai salesman! Lmao. GM for life.

[@craigroberts5965]

@@Davido50 It's dumb to be a brand fan boy. Assess, analyse, and buy the best for you.

[@GeorgiaWoodsHomesteading]

Also yall might want to look at air tanks exploding. Imagine getting in a wreck and how violent it will be.

[@GeorgiaWoodsHomesteading]

They really think we are dumb. All air is compressed through electricity or internal combustion engines. All of the air used will still be generated through fuel. Yall just keep trying to sell us what we already have just in a different way.

[@jonathantheyorkie]

Maybe GM should focus on making cars that don't fall apart after warranty expires before making revolutionary engines. They put the cart before the horse.

[@OlTrailDog]

Yeah, I know how Stanley feels. Big Oil stole all my Cheetos too, but at least they didn't poison me.

[@vicoltitus9753]

There are some other disadvantages... Compressed air cannot be cheaper than electricity, as you say, since it is produced with thermal and mechanical losses using electricity... in addition to that, a solution must be found that it brings a lot of heat into the engine from somewhere, because compressed air engines get cold until they get ice on them due to the decompression of the air absorbing the heat in the process...

[@madogg152]

Compressed air engines need energy also, If not, how did the air compress. Same with EV. Where does the Electricity come from? 68.9% of all electricity world wide comes from Oil and Gas. So, the vast majority of EVs are Gas powered with an electric storage instead of a gasoline tank. Additionally modern cars can last 2 MILLION miles. So the C02 is amortized over 2 million miles. EVs are lasting 70,000 miles. This results in each EV costing the environment 8~12 times the C02 per vehicle Manufactured.

[@jonnyde]

What rock have you been hiding under? Tesla EV have easily reached 200,000 miles (daily driver by regular people) with less than 5% battery degradation and minimal standard maintenance. Heavy use EV have reached 1 million miles (yes with 1 battery replacement and 1 motor replaced). All without polluting the air you breathe with cancer and illness causing chemicals. You are welcome! BTW if USA could get their act together renewable sources of electricity could easily reach 50% of grid energy production as is in parts of the EU. Maybe the funding for that would happen when all oil tax breaks are removed.

[@madogg152]

@@jonnyde Science doesn't agree with your claims. USA has stopped subsidizing Tesla. Now the company is in financial problems. EVs are NOT the solution and sales plummeting.

[@elpepe9451]

Lets not forget, its GM. Did GM ever do a successful job?

[@crytp0crux]

My browser has a "NO SOLICITING" sign for a reason.

[@felixaudet5860]

Ask ETs how they came here. They don't burn fuel.

[@ravenmoonbow2262]

Et's do use fuel...

[@jefferykeeper9034]

OKAY let's get rid of all gas powered cars, but now remember that 50% of 1 Crude oil barrel is gasoline so what are you going to do with all of that gasoline to get to the Chemicals to make Plastics

[@cthibault8225]

GM has been so ass backwards since the early 90s. They had a electric car in the 90s and scrapped it. Scrapped their best selling line, Pontiac.

[@user-fh2ss1oi7y]

I don't think a GM CEO knows anything except how to increase his salary.

[@DavidKent2000]

"Powering EV's is not quite green as the grid is still mostly reliant on fossil fuels for electricity." France produces 75% of its power from Nuclear power plants. Why don't we become more like France to solve our green power problem?

[@TTTripleTTTripleTTT]

Gasoline running while parked

[@donmarley9744]

im really hoping this works as electric isn't doable. No rare minerals, is the biggest part of this being real feasible ....go GM

[@christiaanklinkhamer4250]

In Holland there is a company that rebuilds the motor of existing motors, thats much cheaper than a new one like this and more ecofriendly

[@the21stcenturydavincibegin35]

There have already been a number of Compressed Air-driven engine/cars. This is yet another corporate takeover of a decades old design.

[@kdogg071]

If it benefits mankind, we’ll never see it.

[@jannedunderhake8798]

Its not a new technique, in 1906 mine locomotive were driven by compressed air. Further more, 24 years ago a french motor engineer invented and patended the technique to decompress air and constructed engines and built a car and established the company MDI.

[@sherrywestmoreland1071]

This is what happens when people who know nothing about cars are put in charge of car manufacturing. Harley Earle is rolling in his grave.

[@williammcivor45]

Big deal! Like I'd be able to afford it. Keep it and shove it where the sun don't shine!

[@edwardmann8802]

Their gas engines blow up constantly. So why not!!!

[@buckminsterfullerene2294]

Nothing replaces oil, oil has energy density.

[@nobody00777]

All you need is a small gas generator air compressor to keep it filled

[@mikram2613]

So thay will start charging us to breathe air, 50 years ago water was free now it's 8 dollars a bottle at Disneyland

[@WormsHere]

GM, keep pursuing the compressed air engine. Don’t be afraid of big oil companies. Stay on track. Protect yourselves.

[@theusconstitution1776]

So why not put a onboard compressor? It’s run by an electric motor that’s run by the solar panels that are built into the roof. The hood in the trunk never have to fill it up and if you’re driving during the day, the range would be endless until night fell.

[@bigguy8586]

Advertiser: You misspelled steak. You spelled it stake. A stake is a wooden stick in the ground or something you kill vampires with. A steak is a slab of beef that is very yummy.

[@Jaybird9005]

Great now they’re gonna start charging us for air

[@philcal2000]

the oil companies wouldn't care they would produce less and raise the price.

[@occamsrazor7939]

Corporations wanted to make money on Lithium for batteries are not going to like this.