Tata motors moves to stage two of air car development
After putting two prototypes of Air powered cars on the roads to test the proof of concept, Tata Motors Limited is moving to phase two of the Air Car development. In the second phase of development, Tata Motors will aim to develop parts for the Air Car for commercialization of this fossil fuel free engine technology. Once Tata Motors manages to successfully develop components to commercialize the Air Car technology, these cars could get into commercial production aimed at the mass market. Before we delve into that, allow us to give you a brief overview of what the Air Car is all about.
An initial prototype of the Air Car
The Air Car essentially uses an engine that runs on compressed air instead of conventional fuels like petrol or diesel. The compressed air, that will be stored in a tank on the Air Car, will run a piston based engine of the car, to propel it forward. Refueling the car will involve replenishing the compressed air stored in the tank rather than refueling the car with petrol or diesel. Given that compressed air costs almost next to nothing when compared to petrol or diesel, the cost of running the Air Car is expected to be about 35 paise per kilometer, which is just a fraction of the cost that a petrol or diesel car would take to run.
So, the big cost savings in running costs make the Air Car a very compelling option given that the fossil fuels have been pointing towards the stratosphere for quite a few years now. However, the current Air Car technology does come with its drawbacks, like that of a limited range and a limited top speed, which would make such cars suited more for city roads rather than long highway drives. Even so, the sheer cost savings that this technology brings to the table makes it an alternative worth exploring and this is precisely what Tata Motors is doing, by buying the technology license from Motor Development International, the company which has developed the engine running on compressed air.
For now though, Tata Motors, in the second phase of the Air Car development, will focus on making the Air Car ready to be put into production and ready to run on Indian roads. That is still a few years away and therefore, Tata Motors is refraining from putting a time frame on when the Air Car would be launched commercially. For a company that has successfully built the least priced car in the world in the form of the Nano, the Air Car represents a stiffer challenge, for if it arrives onto roads at a affordable price, it has all the potential of changing the way the world moves.
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After putting two prototypes of Air powered cars on the roads to test the proof of concept, Tata Motors Limited is moving to phase two of the Air Car development. In the second phase of development, Tata Motors will aim to develop parts for the Air Car for commercialization of this fossil fuel free engine technology. Once Tata Motors manages to successfully develop components to commercialize the Air Car technology, these cars could get into commercial production aimed at the mass market. Before we delve into that, allow us to give you a brief overview of what the Air Car is all about.
An initial prototype of the Air Car
The Air Car essentially uses an engine that runs on compressed air instead of conventional fuels like petrol or diesel. The compressed air, that will be stored in a tank on the Air Car, will run a piston based engine of the car, to propel it forward. Refueling the car will involve replenishing the compressed air stored in the tank rather than refueling the car with petrol or diesel. Given that compressed air costs almost next to nothing when compared to petrol or diesel, the cost of running the Air Car is expected to be about 35 paise per kilometer, which is just a fraction of the cost that a petrol or diesel car would take to run.
So, the big cost savings in running costs make the Air Car a very compelling option given that the fossil fuels have been pointing towards the stratosphere for quite a few years now. However, the current Air Car technology does come with its drawbacks, like that of a limited range and a limited top speed, which would make such cars suited more for city roads rather than long highway drives. Even so, the sheer cost savings that this technology brings to the table makes it an alternative worth exploring and this is precisely what Tata Motors is doing, by buying the technology license from Motor Development International, the company which has developed the engine running on compressed air.
For now though, Tata Motors, in the second phase of the Air Car development, will focus on making the Air Car ready to be put into production and ready to run on Indian roads. That is still a few years away and therefore, Tata Motors is refraining from putting a time frame on when the Air Car would be launched commercially. For a company that has successfully built the least priced car in the world in the form of the Nano, the Air Car represents a stiffer challenge, for if it arrives onto roads at a affordable price, it has all the potential of changing the way the world moves.
Tata Motors moves to stage two of Air Car development | IndianCarsBikes.in
Tata Motors still working on getting air-run cars*to showrooms - Home - livemint.com
