India's air car

[Bindare_Dundat]

The first commercial car to be powered by compressed air could be about to hit the production lines, as Indian automaker Tata Motors prepares to build ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre's design. We're not certain if it's the same air car that we hit just under three years ago, but if it is, it's about time! The City Cat runs on nothing but compressed air -- which can be refueled at "air stations," and overnight using a built-in compressor -- with a not too shabby top speed of 68MPH and a range of 125 miles. The Air Car designers are working on a hybrid version that can compress air while it's operating, potentially making cross-India journeys possible: Toyota Prius, eat your hybrid heart out. As EcoGeek points out, the game ain't up just yet for completely emissions free travel since the problem of the source of the electricity (usually acquired from fossil fuels) has yet to be solved.

[Bindare_Dundat]

fvcking ugly.


NT

That can be corrected, the fact that it runs on air is pretty cool.

[24KT]

Interesting...

You know what this means don't you? It means once they start making cars that are powered by air,
...they're gonna start charging us all for oxygen. If you can't afford to pay, ...you won't get to breathe.

[Bindare_Dundat]

[Bindare_Dundat]

Interesting...

You know what this means don't you? It means once they start making cars that are powered by air,
...they're gonna start charging us all for oxygen. If you can't afford to pay, ...you won't get to breathe.

Isnt that kinda what a carbon tax is to a degree? 

[24KT]

Could you just picture packing up the kiddies along with all their hockey equipment into that thing? 

[CQ]

I pay $8 a gallon, and if someone offered me that car for free - and it ran for free - I would still have to say no.

Whatever on world oil consumption, I can't be seen driving around in that thing.

[youandme]

"it must run off curry"

haha they must have bucket seats eat some curry and then lift it off

[tonymctones]

why the ugly colors come on these cars stand out as it is why not a simple black?

[24KT]

I pay $8 a gallon, and if someone offered me that car for free - and it ran for free - I would still have to say no.

Whatever on world oil consumption, I can't be seen driving around in that thing.

{LOL} I don't know why, ...but that lilac model reminds me of something Dora the Explorer would drive.

[CARTEL]

{LOL} I don't know why, ...but that lilac model reminds me of something Dora the Explorer would drive.

Dora wouldn't be caught dead in that.

Diego might.

[24KT]

Dora wouldn't be caught dead in that.

Diego might.

{LOL}

OK, I racked my brain and I came up with something positive to say about them:

They certainly look aerodynamic. 

[CARTEL]

They certainly look aerodynamic. 

We should test out to see just how aerodynamic they are by rolling them off a cliff.

They make Pacers look like Bentleys.

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We should test out to see just how aerodynamic they are by rolling them off a cliff.

They make Pacers look like Bentleys.

You may be laughing at it NOW, ...but when you're paying up to $300^.oo just to fill your gas tank, those little tin fish bowls might start lookin' mighty good........ 

[CARTEL]

You may be laughing at it NOW, ...but when you're paying up to $300^.oo just to fill your gas tank, those little tin fish bowls might start lookin' mighty good........ 

Good Lord.

I'll be trucking a Vespa before I resort to that thing.

[tonymctones]

i actually think that these might in the long run be cheaper to work on than modern gasoline cars, which would also be a big plus.