02-13-2008, 11:26 PM
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>World's first air-powered car</b>
13 February 2008
⢠French-designed engine
⢠No emissions, 67mph top speed, 125-mile range
⢠Being put into production by Tata Motors
The world's first air-powered car could be on sale by the end of this year.
The French-designed engine is powered by compressed air. It has a range of 125 miles on a £1 charge, and a top speed of 67mph.
It is being put into a fibreglass-bodied car called the Mini-CAT or City Cat by Tata Motors company, and will be sold in India and around Europe later this year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Rest at link
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7243247.stm
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Wednesday, 13 February 2008
<b>India's Tata backs air-power car</b>Â
By Roger Harrabin
Environment analyst, BBC NewsÂ
[Image caption] The Aircar can be filled with air in just three minutes
An engineer has promised that within a year he will start selling a car in India that runs on compressed air, producing no emissions at all in towns.
The OneCAT will be a five-seater with a glass fibre body, weighing just 350kg and could cost just over £2,500.
<b>The project is being backed by the Indian conglomerate, Tata for an undisclosed sum. It says the technology may also be used for power generation. </b>
The car will be driven by compressed air stored in carbon-fibre tanks.
<b>The tanks, built into the chassis, can be filled with air from a compressor in just three minutes - much quicker than a battery car.
Alternatively, it can be plugged into the mains for four hours and an on-board compressor will do the job.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Rest at link
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>World's first air-powered car</b>
13 February 2008
⢠French-designed engine
⢠No emissions, 67mph top speed, 125-mile range
⢠Being put into production by Tata Motors
The world's first air-powered car could be on sale by the end of this year.
The French-designed engine is powered by compressed air. It has a range of 125 miles on a £1 charge, and a top speed of 67mph.
It is being put into a fibreglass-bodied car called the Mini-CAT or City Cat by Tata Motors company, and will be sold in India and around Europe later this year.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Rest at link
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7243247.stm
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Wednesday, 13 February 2008
<b>India's Tata backs air-power car</b>Â
By Roger Harrabin
Environment analyst, BBC NewsÂ
[Image caption] The Aircar can be filled with air in just three minutes
An engineer has promised that within a year he will start selling a car in India that runs on compressed air, producing no emissions at all in towns.
The OneCAT will be a five-seater with a glass fibre body, weighing just 350kg and could cost just over £2,500.
<b>The project is being backed by the Indian conglomerate, Tata for an undisclosed sum. It says the technology may also be used for power generation. </b>
The car will be driven by compressed air stored in carbon-fibre tanks.
<b>The tanks, built into the chassis, can be filled with air from a compressor in just three minutes - much quicker than a battery car.
Alternatively, it can be plugged into the mains for four hours and an on-board compressor will do the job.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Rest at link
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