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Friday, September 2nd, 2011

India Is on the Move With Air Powered Cars

Author:     PHIL ANDRUS
Source:     Al Jazeera (Qatar)
Publication Date:     Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Link: India Is on the Move With Air Powered Cars
Stephan:   SR readers know I have been following the air car since its inception. It is such a clever use of technology, and would meet the needs of most city dwellers, or people like me who live on a small island. As with so much new technology it is not coming out of the U.S. and will create few jobs here. Notice also this report is not coming from the U.S. Media which has paid virtually no attention to this development, and the trend it suggests. Thanks to Rick Ingrasci, MD.

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. 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. 3,475,225 ($8,177.00) in India and would have a range of around 300 km between refuels.

The cost of a 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. 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 […]

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