Compressed air vehicle, up to 80km/h with 150-200km range

BigEejit

150 - 200km range on air at max 80km/h ... not really a car though


http://europe.cnn.com/video/?/video/international/2010/10/27/ef.air.pod.car.bk.c.cnn

7k euros to buy (single seat version I suppose) ...claims 50 cents to drive 100km


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ShadowHearth

I heard this idea and it is really quite cool, but I will just ask one thing of all those hybrid/electric/Compressed air car creators - can you hire a proper designer for your car exteriors FFs?!?!?

Nissan leaf really is an interesting car, as much as I love cars, I would not mind an electric runaround some day! The only probl al those car look like ass! And not hot ass, but ugly old mans ass!

Mycroft H

I remember a french firm making a car that runs on compressed air. I read about it in the top gear mag back in about 2007. It looked something like a smart car. So its nothing new at this stage.

BigEejit

Yeah, but didnt they say that Tata motors was interested? If they got involved then it would definitely stand a chance of getting produced in large numbers.


Love to know what kind of vessel they are storing the compressed air in.

Mycroft H

BigEejit wrote: »

Yeah, but didnt they say that Tata motors was interested? If they got involved then it would definitely stand a chance of getting produced in large numbers.


Love to know what kind of vessel they are storing the compressed air in.

Something like these I would imagine.

hi5

BigEejit wrote: »

Love to know what kind of vessel they are storing the compressed air in.

Carbon fibre seems to be the trend.

http://www.aircarcompressedairtechnology.com/more-tech-eng.php

BigEejit

BX 19 wrote: »

Something like these I would imagine.

Except I knew they would not use a metal only pressure vessel, which is why I asked.