RedPath88 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 The MiniC.A.T. The fiberglass MiniC.A.T. runs on compressed air, and offers zero pollution and very low running costs Many respected engineers have been trying for years to bring a compressed air car to market, believing strongly that compressed air can power a viable "zero pollution" car. Now the first commercial compressed air car is on the verge of production and beginning to attract a lot of attention, and with a recently signed partnership with Tata, India's largest automotive manufacturer, the prospects of very cost-effective mass production are now a distinct possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 it hink i saw something about that on 20/20 the other night....... cooooool. so, if oyu keep a spare air cannister it can be used like nitrous oxide? lmfao vroom vroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NismoSkyZ Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Very interesting. At 10k, it's a pretty good price too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Now, if they could only make one that doesn't look like you scraped it off the bottom of your shoe with a disgusted look on your face, we'd be in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Neat idea, but still has some challenges before becoming commercially viable. 300 mile range? That's either going to be a humongous tank (think oil tanker), or the tank will need to extremely pressurized (1000's of psi). Which means your average compressor ain't gonna do it. And that little on board compressor isn't going to be reliable enough for anything but occaisional fill ups. So there needs to be an infrastructure created to "refuel" them. And those compressors need energy to compress air, so there goes the zero emission claim. And call me chicken shi+, but I'm not sure I would want a pressure tank made in India pressurized to umpteen thousand PSI inside my automobile... One little manufacturing flaw and that sucker will go off in the most dramatic way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj big shoe Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 ^^^ Yeah. I'd like to see the crash tests, too. Imagine a side impact in that thing after a fill-up. I'd bet that would be the fastest a MiniC.A.T had ever traveled, nevermind that it would be sideways and thirty feet above the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pathfindero Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I'd Totally drive it..........i'm tired of 12 MPG's in the finder......thats why I bought graveyard, 22 MPG!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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