With the increasing concern of global warming and the prices of gas (petrol) we are looking for other renewable sources of energy. Fuel combustion produces carbon dioxide which is a green house gas. More vehicles on the road means more carbon dioxide which in turn means more risk to global warming. What if we have a car which runs without gas or any other combustible fuel!MDI is a company which has created an engine which works on compressed air. Well this is similar to the small rockets we used to create when we were kids. Blow air into the balloon and then let it loose. What happens? The air rushed out with a force which pushed the balloon forward. This is the principal which this car follows, except we don't have to fill up the air in the car.
Look at this link for more details, www.theaircar.com
Well the concept is interesting but this is even more interesting. When the compressed air is let loose it is cooler, and we can use this cool air to cool the car during summer. There are certain drawbacks here. The maximum speed this car runs is about 70 mph, so our F1 racers won't be able to drive this car. Also these cars need to be smaller in size due to capacity of the engine, so big SUV owners won't be interested in this car either.
But here is the main part, after fully charged, meaning after having tank full of compressed air, the car runs for 125 miles. It takes about 1.5 hours and costs about $2.5 to fill the tank with compressed air.
TATA from India is trying to bring this car in India by 2009. This car is being launched in Summer 2008 in France and other European countries. Just think about the future of this engine and the future of planet earth with this automobile running on similar engines.
Look at this link for more details, www.theaircar.com
Well the concept is interesting but this is even more interesting. When the compressed air is let loose it is cooler, and we can use this cool air to cool the car during summer. There are certain drawbacks here. The maximum speed this car runs is about 70 mph, so our F1 racers won't be able to drive this car. Also these cars need to be smaller in size due to capacity of the engine, so big SUV owners won't be interested in this car either.
But here is the main part, after fully charged, meaning after having tank full of compressed air, the car runs for 125 miles. It takes about 1.5 hours and costs about $2.5 to fill the tank with compressed air.
TATA from India is trying to bring this car in India by 2009. This car is being launched in Summer 2008 in France and other European countries. Just think about the future of this engine and the future of planet earth with this automobile running on similar engines.
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