02-11-2011, 06:14 AM
Air powered cars (something discussed awhile back) are already a reality, but mass production has been held back several times. MDI and Tata Motors using the MDI engine, still can't get the range necessary to make it anything but a neighborhood type (golf cart) vehicle. The prototypes are basically the size of a Smart Car. The current 80 cubic foot, 3,000 psi tank made out of composites are basically a large scuba tank and it can only provide enough air to last 30 miles. Anything less than 3,000 psi and the engine wasn't able to negotiate anything but a nice flat paved road, unless you had a tank the size of a mini van.
With Tata involved, it's likely some advances will occur but because the basic energy needed to power the vehicle requires higher psi than a simple air compressor, a single individual probably isn’t capable of producing the amount and pressure to have any impact on air storage.
With Tata involved, it's likely some advances will occur but because the basic energy needed to power the vehicle requires higher psi than a simple air compressor, a single individual probably isn’t capable of producing the amount and pressure to have any impact on air storage.