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- Uses compressed air and gasoline
- Target delivery to U.S. markets in 2010
- Anticipated price tag will be less than $18,000
- Current model to provide seating capacity for six
- Uses compressed air to move the pistons
- High speed more than 90 mph
- Range of 800+ miles on tank of gas
- Below 35 mph the car runs on air only
- Above 35 mph some air is heated by fuel combustion to expand its volume
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A car that utilizes compressed air instead of combustion to power the motor is gearing up for production in the United States. Zero Pollution Motors has obtained a license from MDI Inc., a European company, to produce the car in the U.S. The hybrid car makers report initial performance of 106 mpg in their prototype vehicles.
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Background
The technology behind the compressed air car comes from race car enthusiast Guy Negro in Nice, France. The technology has gained some interest around the world. India's Tata Motors has decided to utilize the technology and gear it towards mass production. The concept is being developed by Negro to be entered into the Automotive X Prize contest. -
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Compressed Air Car Questions
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Is a engine running on compressed air more efficient than a internal combustible engine? 3 AnswersThe answer to this question is going to be a qualified "it depends". An internal (gasoline) combustion engine, for the most part, also runs on air, with the a... read more -
Is air conditioning good for you, and what did people do before there was air conditioning? What are the pros and cons to air conditioning? 3 AnswersThats alot of questions. 1. The history of air conditioning goes back to the Romans. They would circulate cool water through walls of a building to keep the ... read more -
In modern warfare is air to air engagement, a factor? 2 AnswersIsraeli F-16I during a Red Flag exercise in the US. http://www.air-attack.com/MIL/f16/f16i_redflag_20090721.JPG Yes, air to air engagement is a very important ... read more
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Do you know of a free service or download that can compress the file size of videos for Mac? 1 AnswerHandBrake http://handbrake.fr/ (although their site isn't loading for me at the moment.) mac native, will do practically any transcoding task you throw at... read more
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Compressed Air: Indian Car Blog – Carazoo.com: What's with the Tata Compressed Air ….. http://bit.ly/8faC5q
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Compressed Air: EPFL inks deal with compressed-air car firm | Swisster: Researchers at Lausanne'.. http://bit.ly/6O8RwV
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@eugeneanthony i'm very poor scientist. pls tell me why the car work. by chemical reaction? or just COMPRESSED air(pressure)?
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What’s with the Tata Compressed Air Car Project ? ->http://tinyurl.com/yb4rjeg http://plurk.com/p/2r4fp2
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What’s with the Tata Compressed Air Car Project ? ->http://blog.carazoo.com/2009/11/whats-with-tata-compressed-air-car.html
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