Stephen Richards and What's New(s) In Science

Electrifying or full of Air?

I decided to compare two cars, the electric, and the car powered by air (created by Tata Motors) due to being "revolutionary idea" of these products possibly slowing down the effects of global warming.  But once I did all of my research I found the electric car is more of a revolutionary idea than the air car.  How can electric beat out air?  Easy due to the air doesn't actually exist yet.  The manufacturers are still working on bringing the product out to the consumer but they are not there just yet.  They have created some models for testing but at this point I wouldn't take one for a test drive as it is not considered safe.  The air car is not equipped with airbags or hold any of the "American Safety Standards."  

I found my sources to be reliable such as CNN which is an internationally recognized news sources.  It has a credible reputation because it is rarely criticized for delivering incorrect news to the public.  It is often looked at for a main source of information such as the huge coverage of 9-11.  The other sources I used such as Forbes Inc, and Popular Mechanics are creditable due to the quality of their publications.  Forbes Inc for example has been in business since 1917.  They publicize what people are interested in reading, what they want to know, and they deliver it truthfully.

Tesla Motors is a new company producing a car that can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.9 seconds.  Talk about fast!  Almost as fast as the Lamborghini Diablo that can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 3.4 seconds.  Telsa Motors, can be considered biased toward its product because at this point it is one of the few companies working on such a car and wants its products out there.  The company is working on one product which is battery powered cars to help reduce the amount of emissions produced, compared to Ford Motor which sells gas powered cars and hybrids. Telsa's website not only gives information about the product but promotes the cars, in place of a news article that may look at the pros and cons of the cars.

Sources:

http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2008/0505/058.html

http://www.motorauthority.com/tata-backed-air-powered-car-in-us-by-2010.html

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4217016.html

http://www.teslamotors.com/

http://venturebeat.com/2008/01/10/27-electric-cars-companies-ready-to-take-over-the-road/

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/electric-car.htm

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/08/air.car/index.html