compressed air AUTO FROM INDIA
DINESH VORA
Tata Motors is ready to introduce Air Car - that runs on compressed air. This will be world's first air-powered car with zero emission by next summer.
India's largest automaker, Tata Motors, is set to start producing the world's first commercial air-powered vehicle.
The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Negre for Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air, as opposed to the gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models, to push its engine's pistons. Some 6000 zero-emissions Air Cars are scheduled to hit Indian streets by August 2011.
COST OF CAR:
The Air Car, called the "MiniCAT" could cost
around Rs. 3,475,225 ($8,177.00) in India and
will have a range of around
300 km between refuels. The cost of a air fuel refill would be about Rs. 85 ($2.00)
The MiniCAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis that is glued, not welded, and a body of fiberglass powered by compressed air. Micro-controllers are used in every device in the car, so one tiny radio transmitter sends instructions to the lights, indicators, etc.
There are no keys - just an access card which can be read by the car from your pocket. According to the designers, it costs less than 50 rupees per 100 Km (about a tenth that of a petrol car). Its mileage is about double that of the most advanced electric car (200 to 300 km or 10 hours of driving), a factor which makes a perfect choice in cities where 80% of motorists drive at less than 60 Km . The car has a top speed of 105 Kmph.
Refilling the car will, once the market develops, take place at adapted petrol stations to administer compressed air. In two or three minutes, and at a cost of approximately 100 rupees, the car will be ready to go another 200- 300 kilometers .
As a viable alternative, the car carries a small compressor which can be connected to the mains
(220 Volts or 380 Volts) and refill the tank in 3-4 hours. Due to the absence of combustion and, consequently, of residues, changing the oil ( 1 liter of vegetable oil) is necessary only every 50,000 Km).
the temperature of the clean air expelled by the exhaust pipe is between 0-15 degrees below zero, which makes it suitable for use by the internal air conditioning system with no need for gases or loss of power.
compressed aIR AUTO FROM INDIA
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