[aligncare]

What some people miss is that the compressed air engine is already in use in forklifts at a huge indoor shipping center in Australia (the previous gas engine forklifts used indoors were making people sick and this technology solved the indoor air quality issue).

The engine is currently in use in specialized applications and future technology will give us choices in cars and fuels. It's science...it's not a greenie communist plot to raise taxes and force everyone to drive an econobox.

[grey_whiskers]

There are several issues raised by your post.

1) What is the effective range of a forklift compared to the average US commuter automobile? Supply chain optimization includes shortest path picklists; sightseeing doesn't.

2) Ditto for top speed and acceleration.

3) Typically one can have more than one forklift, and not all warehouses are open 24x7, allowing sufficient time to recharge. But an average home with 2 cars just might have 2 different places to go in the evening, so "juggling" the cars to allow charging still might not work.

Cheers!