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A compressed-air car is a compressed-air vehicle powered by pressure vessels filled with compressed air. It is propelled by the release and expansion of the air within a motor adapted to compressed air .
In 2008, a compressed air and natural gas powered vehicle designed by engineering students at Deakin University in Australia was the joint winner of the Ford Motor Company T2 competition to produce a car with a 200 km (120 mi) range and an estimated cost of less than $7,000.
The Tata OneCAT (Compressed Air Technology) was advertised as an upcoming compressed air car in 2008. India's Tata Motors was said to be collaborating with Air engine developer Guy Nègre of MDI to produce the vehicle. [1] The vehicle contains air tanks that can be filled in four hours by plugging the car into a standard electrical plug.
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Eolo is the first compressed air-powered car. It was invented by Guy Nègre. Motor Development International (MDI) licensed the patent. It was unveiled during the 2001 Bologna Motor Show car and bike fair. An attempt to put it into production failed in 2003. The engine was sold as a power generator with zero emissions.
Catecar purchased rights to produce and market MDI vehicles in Switzerland but MDI failed to produce the required technology. [4] Catecar has now abandoned compressed air and has built prototype EVs. MDI had also reached an agreement with Tata Motors, which was to produce and sell OneCAT cars in India. Tata Motors announced in May 2012 that ...
Originally built as a factory 427 competition car in 1965, it was upgraded in 1967 with dual Paxton superchargers on its 427 cubic-inch V8, delivering extreme power through a three-speed automatic ...
Video of car powered by liquid air, embedded in BBC News report (car appears at 0m 52s). LN2 Vehicle 1 Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, a liquid nitrogen–powered car using a Cryogenic Heat Engine at the University of North Texas. Discussion on LN2 vehicle feasibility at How stuff works