[BITList] Fwd: [vsdh] [We Gunners] FW: Tata Air Powered Car - A Revolution In The Making?

[Michael Feltham]

HI.....JFRJ
 
This will probably cause a mini storm in the automobile world...especially countries like ours or even our neighbours. What a wonderful concept to solve a lot of problems.


TATA- AIR POWERED CAR IN INDIA
  


Air Powered Car

Tata Motors is ready to introduce Air Car - Will it be the next 
big thing?Tata Motors is taking giant strides and making history for 
itself. First the Land Rover/Jaguar deal, then the world's cheapest car, and 
now it is also set to introduce the car that runs on compressed air.


With spiraling 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 6000 
zero-emissions Air Cars are scheduled to hit Indian streets by August 2011.

The Air Car, called the "MiniCAT" could cost around Rs.. 3,47,523/- ($8,177.00) in India and would 
have a range of around 300 km between refuels.

The cost of a refillwould 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. 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 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 (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 50,000 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.
 





















































 

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