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

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  • #2
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,911 ✭✭✭✭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!


  • #3
    Mycroft H
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    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.


  • #4
    BigEejit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,738 ✭✭✭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.


  • #5
    Mycroft H
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    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.

    Oxygen-Cylinder.jpg


  • #6
    hi5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,106 ✭✭✭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


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  • #7
    BigEejit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,738 ✭✭✭BigEejit


    BX 19 wrote: »
    Something like these I would imagine.

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


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