[Eco] Air-Car!

[Luisa]

Wow! Rick,

Thanks for sharing with us. I want one of those little cars! 
I wonder if we can import them from Europe once the cars are 
available there.

I have also signed up for the eco geek weekly updates. It is 
this kind of technology I want to support.

Luisa

--On 5/31/07 4:37 PM -0700 Rick Castello <rick at punk.net> 
wrote:

>
> Air-Car Ready for Mass Production
>
> The world’s first commercial compressed air-powered
> vehicle is rolling towards the production line. The Air
> Car, developed by ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre, will
> be built by India’s largest automaker, Tata Motors.
>
> The Air Car uses compressed air to push its engine's
> pistons. It is anticipated that approximately 6000 Air Cars
> will be cruising the streets of India by 2008. If the
> manufacturers have no surprises up their exhaust pipes the
> car will be practical and reasonably priced. The CityCat
> model will clock out at 68 mph with a driving range of 125
> miles.
>
> Refueling is simple and will only take a few minutes. That
> is, if you live nearby a gas station with custom air
> compressor units. The cost of a fill up is approximately
> $2.00. If a driver doesn't have access to a compressor
> station, they will be able to plug into the electrical grid
> and use the car's built-in compressor to refill the tank in
> about 4 hours.
>
> http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/659/
>
> -Rick
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