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[John Feltham]

Note: I am but the messenger...





This seems to be a good start to prevent world's dependence on fossil  
fuel!

The answer to the fuel problem may come from a third world developing  
country proving

yet again the old saying 'necessity is the mother of invention'!






Tata Motors to introduce Air Car -
(A Car That Runs on Air is Coming to India)














Tata Motors to introduce Air Car -


Tata Motors is taking giant strides and making history for itself.
First the Landrover-Jaguar deal,
Then, the world's cheapest car
and
Now, it is also set to introduce the car that runs on air,
compressed air to be specific.

With high fuel prices,
it is about time we heard some breakthrough!
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 N�gre 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 6,000 zero-emissions Air Cars are scheduled
To hit Indian streets by August of 2009.

The Air Car,
called the MiniCAT could cost around INRs. 3,50,000 ($ 8177) in India
and
would have a range of around 300 km between refuels.

The cost of a refill would be about INRs.85 ($ 2).
Tata motors also plans to launch the world's cheapest car,
Tata Nano priced famously at INRs One lakh (�1,200) by October.

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.
Microcontrollers 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 card in your pocket.
According to the designers,
it costs less than INRs 50 per 100Km (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 the 80% of motorists drive at less than 60Km.

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 INRs100.
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  
(220V or 380V)
and
refill the tank in 3-4 hours.

Due to the absence of combustion
and,
consequently, of residues,
changing the oil (1 litre of vegetable oil) is necessary only every  
50,000Km.

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.




ooroo

Bad typists of the word, untie.




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