Scb11980 1st Gear April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 Will it be the next big thing? Tata Motors of India thinks so. What will the Oil Companies do to stop it? It is an auto engine that runs on air. That's right; air not gas or diesel or electric but just the air around us. Take a look. Tata Motors of India has scheduled the Air Car to hit Indian streets by August 2012 The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy N. For Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air to push its engine's pistons and make the car go. The Air Car, called the "Mini CAT" could cost around 365,757 rupees in India or $8,177 US. The Mini CAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis, a body of fiberglass that is glued not welded and powered by compressed air. A Microprocessor is used to control all electrical functions of the car. One tiny radio transmitter sends instructions to the lights, turn signals and every other electrical device on the car. Which are not many. 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. 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, that's about a tenth the cost of a car running on gas. It's mileage is about double that of the most advanced electric car, a factor which makes it a perfect choice for city motorists. The car has a top speed of 105 KM per hour or 60 mph and would have a range of around 300 km or 185 miles between refuels. Refilling the car will take place at adapted gas stations with special air compressors. A fill up will only take two to three minutes and costs approximately 100 rupees and the car will be ready to go another 300 kilometers. This car can also be filled at home with it's on board compressor. It will take 3-4 hours to refill the tank, but it can be done while you sleep. Because there is no combustion engine, changing the 1 liter of vegetable oil is only necessary every 50,000 KM or 30,000 miles. Due to its simplicity, there is very little maintenance to be done on this car. This Air Car almost sounds too good to be true. We'll see in August. 2012 ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 er.....wun catch fire anot??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csnewbie 1st Gear April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 wait govt charge tax per mouthfuls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerwoods Turbocharged April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 Will it be the next big thing? Tata Motors of India thinks so. What will the Oil Companies do to stop it? It is an auto engine that runs on air. That's right; air not gas or diesel or electric but just the air around us. Take a look. Tata Motors of India has scheduled the Air Car to hit Indian streets by August 2012 The Air Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy N. For Luxembourg-based MDI, uses compressed air to push its engine's pistons and make the car go. The Air Car, called the "Mini CAT" could cost around 365,757 rupees in India or $8,177 US. The Mini CAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis, a body of fiberglass that is glued not welded and powered by compressed air. A Microprocessor is used to control all electrical functions of the car. One tiny radio transmitter sends instructions to the lights, turn signals and every other electrical device on the car. Which are not many. 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. 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, that's about a tenth the cost of a car running on gas. It's mileage is about double that of the most advanced electric car, a factor which makes it a perfect choice for city motorists. The car has a top speed of 105 KM per hour or 60 mph and would have a range of around 300 km or 185 miles between refuels. Refilling the car will take place at adapted gas stations with special air compressors. A fill up will only take two to three minutes and costs approximately 100 rupees and the car will be ready to go another 300 kilometers. This car can also be filled at home with it's on board compressor. It will take 3-4 hours to refill the tank, but it can be done while you sleep. Because there is no combustion engine, changing the 1 liter of vegetable oil is only necessary every 50,000 KM or 30,000 miles. Due to its simplicity, there is very little maintenance to be done on this car. This Air Car almost sounds too good to be true. We'll see in August. 2012 http://www.mycarforum.com/index.php?showto...p;#entry4032889 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count-Bracula Twincharged April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 Won't get a chance to see such car here..our gov will lost a lot lot lots of taxes on petrol Air Tax lor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Neutral Newbie April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 The Air Car, called the "Mini CAT" could cost around 365,757 rupees in India or $8,177 US. The Mini CAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis, a body of fiberglass that is glued not welded and powered by compressed air. A Microprocessor is used to control all electrical functions of the car. One tiny radio transmitter sends instructions to the lights, turn signals and every other electrical device on the car. Which are not many. With our COE, a 70+k car If crash, duno what will happen also! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonTan 2nd Gear April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 Can go 300km? WOW!! How big is the air cylinder in the car, in order to store such high volume of air? If straight road....I believe can travel far. But in a urban situation.....the acceleration from rest will use up most of the air very quickly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 er.....wun catch fire anot??? If urgently need to rush to a place, just release the valve wider and the car goes like a super jet engine.... The most 1 km only .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vid Hypersonic April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 Won't get a chance to see such car here..our gov will lost a lot lot lots of taxes on petrol Easy. Just increase road tax 100x Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 Didn't mention, how many ppl can the car carries... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerwoods Turbocharged April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 Didn't mention, how many ppl can the car carries... I think Air Car cannot be used as Passenger car but it will be great to use it as vehicles in warehouse Hubs, shipyards, those big confined areas. The COE will make this U$8k car out of reach for the average Sgeans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scb11980 1st Gear April 30, 2012 Author Share April 30, 2012 diesel car apparently burns cleaner but tax similar to petrol cars cheaper petrol in malaysia but cannot buy full tank hybrid cars no special tax relieve i dont think the policies are serious about putting eniviromental issues before revenue it baffles me if the reason is to control car population then why have COE that does not work ERP we have to spend tax payers money to built them and maintain them and still dont work then instead of making public transport a serious alternative trains breakdown even new ones after running for so many decades now citizens need to give ang pow to transport company 1+billion dollars for them to buck up is it me or there is something really wrong here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 I think Air Car cannot be used as Passenger car but it will be great to use it as vehicles in warehouse Hubs, shipyards, those big confined areas. The COE will make this U$8k car out of reach for the average Sgeans. Good to be used in Pulau Bukom & Jurong Island in oil industries ... No nake fire from vehicle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 With our COE, a 70+k car If crash, duno what will happen also! Bro.. the Boeing 787.. also (mostly) glued together... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 Bro.. the Boeing 787.. also (mostly) glued together... wow.... where can I get this type of 'super glue' ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poker Neutral Newbie April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 i didnt know that.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz0608 3rd Gear April 30, 2012 Share April 30, 2012 er.....wun catch fire anot??? That's the first thing that comes to my mind when I heard anything about cars produced by Tata motors! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scb11980 1st Gear April 30, 2012 Author Share April 30, 2012 That's the first thing that comes to my mind when I heard anything about cars produced by Tata motors! please do remember that the world's safest car (perceived) VOlvo is now own by a chinese company ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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