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3rd August 2012, 07:30 PM
http://johnharding.com/2011/01/26/minicat-the-air-powered-car/
India’s largest automaker, Tata Motors, using a development by Luxembourg-based MDI, is producing the world’s first commercial vehicle powered solely by compressed air.
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/4.jpeg
An ex-Formula One engineer, Guy Negre, is the brains behind Tata’s air car, which will be the world’s cleanest car with zero emissions. It’s range will be 185 miles with a top speed of 68 mph. The vehicle will be able to recover up to 13% of the power used via a pneumatic brake power recovery system.
Tata is aiming to release the Mini CAT Air Car in August 2012 with prices starting at around $8,200, which is less than had been estimated previously. Sources report that US version of the car would run exclusively on compressed air at low speeds. Above 35 mph, a small gasoline engine would kick in to provide the car with enough power to hold its own on US highways. For slow stop and go traffic, however, the MiniCat would be running exclusively on air.
Tata Motors has been taking giant strides and making history for itself. First the Land Rover/Jaguar deal, then the world’s cheapest car, and now Tata is set to introduce the car that runs on air—compressed air the MiniCAT.
The cost of a refill would be only two dollars.
The vehicle itself is a six-seat mini van using two 340-litre carbon fibre gas tanks which are filled with air to 4350psi.
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/2%286%29.jpg
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/5%282%29.jpg
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/4%284%29.jpg
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/1%289%29.jpg
India’s largest automaker, Tata Motors, using a development by Luxembourg-based MDI, is producing the world’s first commercial vehicle powered solely by compressed air.
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/4.jpeg
An ex-Formula One engineer, Guy Negre, is the brains behind Tata’s air car, which will be the world’s cleanest car with zero emissions. It’s range will be 185 miles with a top speed of 68 mph. The vehicle will be able to recover up to 13% of the power used via a pneumatic brake power recovery system.
Tata is aiming to release the Mini CAT Air Car in August 2012 with prices starting at around $8,200, which is less than had been estimated previously. Sources report that US version of the car would run exclusively on compressed air at low speeds. Above 35 mph, a small gasoline engine would kick in to provide the car with enough power to hold its own on US highways. For slow stop and go traffic, however, the MiniCat would be running exclusively on air.
Tata Motors has been taking giant strides and making history for itself. First the Land Rover/Jaguar deal, then the world’s cheapest car, and now Tata is set to introduce the car that runs on air—compressed air the MiniCAT.
The cost of a refill would be only two dollars.
The vehicle itself is a six-seat mini van using two 340-litre carbon fibre gas tanks which are filled with air to 4350psi.
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/2%286%29.jpg
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/5%282%29.jpg
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/4%284%29.jpg
http://www.gaadi.com/origin-assets/upcoming_car/1%289%29.jpg