Tata Motors to introduce Air Car

Originally posted by full997
If they could make these cars with 0-60's of 3.5 seconds, top speeds of 200mph and that look ass sexy as an Aston Martin or an Alfa Romeo then maybe i just might one day be just about slightly maybe possibly (though not likely) be interested.

I am a pro-Clarksonite and until Top Gear present an awesome elcetric or air powered car then these companies can stick them.

They do make electric cars that meet your criteria, Although they are ridiculously expensive

www.teslamotors.com...

Typically around $100,000.

Originally posted by Zepherian
reply to post by brill

 

The problem with the classic auto industry is they make such a ton of money on aftersale maintenance and replacement parts (because they build breaking down into the car obviously) that they are corrupted by their own business model. They literally don't know how to do it right, so it's time to embrace the new manufacturers and hope we can get rid of the elitists before their reverse midas touch turn yet another brilliant technology into worthless crap.

Hard to disagree with you IF you buy american big three. However car manufacturers like Toyota & Honda are light years ahead in a sense that their product, for the most part, is reliable. Obviously there are lemons and many here I'm sure will be quick to point out that they won't buy the aforementioned cars. But when you view JD Power ratings and just look at their sales in general that speaks volumes.

Your dead on that aftersales maintenance is brutally expensive though.

brill

[edit on 28-7-2008 by brill]

Great if all electric/air powered cars can do that sort of performance then it will do for me.
However until it is endorsed by Top Gear i will still stick to my British gas guzzler.

If there is a British made version then i might get one, but until then i will still be paying only £1500 for my British MG ZR.

Maybe if Aston Martin make one then i'll take notice.

i have a wind generator for charging 2 lorry batteries i use to heat my greenhouse with..im sure i could run a compressor of it..free fuel..would be nice to stick 2 fingers up at the tax grabbing British gov for once...

Yeah it would be nice to stick two fingers up at the taxman, but i would rather do it in other ways rather than giving up on my high octane addictions.

Give me something nice and simple like a Caterham and a long country road on a sunny day, a classic sexy and British way of spending a day.
Not i'll just plug in my car for a few hours then we can go half a mile an hour eating our fair trade peace crisps and hug a few trees.

Look at those teeny tiny tires! hehe

That would never fly in the Great White North, especially where I live, with snow/ice on the roads 6 months out of the year.

They are pretty cool though with the compressed air. The body style is a bit cheesy for my tastes.

I prefer the look of Tesla Motors. However, I could never afford that.

I couldn't afford one of those Tesla motors, and even if i could i would rather spend the money on an Aston Martin.

Originally posted by ThichHeaded
Interesting, I wonder if we will see this in the states... Probably not.. They will go on some kick on how there is no car out there that can get alot of gas mileage bla bla...

Anyway nice car...

It won't meet any of our safety regulations. Imagine what would happen to one of these if hit by a truck or SUV. It would look like a smashed bug on the grill.

Originally posted by full997
I couldn't afford one of those Tesla motors, and even if i could i would rather spend the money on an Aston Martin.

really? If I could afford it I would buy a tesla car. However I cant afford it and I most likly will never be able to so I dont have to worry about it.

DIY importing

ps full997 stop trolling please

reply to post by brill

Originally posted by brill
Nice option, provided its comes to fruition. This is the type of thinking idiot companies like GM and Chrysler need to embrace.
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Personally I see many western style governments balking at this.

brill

That's one of the reasons I'm happy to see that this car is being made in India. Hopefully they are immune to the games that Detroit uses to stifle new technology.

it is easy to point the finger at GM and ford
but hey do you really think Americans would buy this
lol
its not going to happen
Jimmy Carter had the white house wired with solar panels when Ronnie raygun got there he had them ripped out and exclaimed this F$$king country runs on oil

And Ronnie was right America has to run on oil
their economy would fold if oil was replaced
due to the simple fact that the US dollar is worth 0 it has been way over printed

the only reason it has value is that oil has to be bought in US dollars

What happened When Saddam change oil sales to Euros
death and destruction
Iran now is switching to oil for Euros Russia and venesuala as well

So the decline of the American dollar is assured
that why the Amero is coming

Americans at the moment run on Oil

This little car look like a great Idea
Though I like the hydro cars more
the ones that run on water by separating hydrogen out of the water and burning it in real time.

but this air car is a good idea for countries that do not have expansive road ways like in North America . should do well in India china eastern Europe

Originally posted by rocksolidbrain

Tata Motors to introduce Air Car

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The MiniCAT which is a simple, light urban car, with a tubular chassis that is glued not welded and a body of fiberglass powered by compressed air. Microcontrollers are used in every device in the car, so one tiny radio transmitter sends instructions to the lights, indicators etc.

There are no keys - just an access card which can be read by the car from your pocket. According to the designers, it costs less than 50 rupees per 100Km (about a tenth that of a petrol car). Its mileage is about double that of the most advanced electric car (200 to 300 km or 10 hours of driving), a factor which makes a perfect choice in cities where the 80% of motorists drive at less than 60Km. The car has a top speed of 105 kmph. Refilling the car will, once the market develops, take place at adapted petrol stations to administer compressed air. In two or three minutes, and at a cost of approximately 100 rupees, the car will be ready to go another 200-300 kilometers.

(visit the link for the full news article)

WOW, When will this car be available, I need one now, does anyone have details and pictures.

Gas prices will definitely drop to the ground after this advert, hope nobody bribes Tata to abandon the production of this car !!!

Originally posted by solo1
it is easy to point the finger at GM and ford
but hey do you really think Americans would buy this
lol
its not going to happen
Jimmy Carter had the white house wired with solar panels when Ronnie raygun got there he had them ripped out and exclaimed this F$$king country runs on oil

And Ronnie was right America has to run on oil
their economy would fold if oil was replaced
due to the simple fact that the US dollar is worth 0 it has been way over printed

the only reason it has value is that oil has to be bought in US dollars

What happened When Saddam change oil sales to Euros
death and destruction
Iran now is switching to oil for Euros Russia and venesuala as well

So the decline of the American dollar is assured
that why the Amero is coming

Americans at the moment run on Oil

This little car look like a great Idea
Though I like the hydro cars more
the ones that run on water by separating hydrogen out of the water and burning it in real time.

but this air car is a good idea for countries that do not have expansive road ways like in North America . should do well in India china eastern Europe

Politicians connected to Oil Depots can "Act Away" like this...but, people who are suffering with exorbitant gas prices, will definitely accept anything to lighten their burdon on their wallets.

reply to post by Dubyakadubla

Originally posted by Dubyakadubla
WOW, When will this car be available, I need one now, does anyone have details and pictures.

Hint: There is this thing called a SOURCE LINK in the OP. Usually, people read it first before commenting on a thread, or asking questions. Of course, ymmv.

Originally posted by The_Devil
I first saw one of these being developed in France.
People said it was no good because of the fossil fuels used to compress the air or something.
Maybe tata bought it from the French guy or just designed there own.
Another problem was the safety concern of driving at 100kmh sitting on top of tanks of compressed air.
[edit on 28-7-2008 by The_Devil]

Tata motors licensed the compressed air motor developped by French engineer Guy Nègre. Read the article! Compressing the air does not require any fossil fuel, only electricity. In India, yes, that's fossil fuel mostly.

I think it's bodacious.

I would use it as a commuter car in a heartbeat.
20 mile round trip per day. I could imagine my own fillin' station right in my own backyard. Windmill style.

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In what way am i trolling?
All i am doing is reading posts by people and adding in my comments.
Just because i dont agree with most of the posters does not mean i am trolling.
If you would take the time to read all most posts since joining the site then you would see that i am in no way trolling and i take it as a personal affront that you would claim i am.

I have always wanted to drive a compressed air pop can. Yay!

Anway to continue after that personal affrontage by some toss pot....
If i was given the choice between a free Tesla motors car or having topay £5000 pounds for a Triumph Stag then i would choose the Triumph every time.

Cars are something that i feel strongly about, especially British cars.
I cant see James Bond switching from an Aston to a G-Wizz!!!
I long for the good old days, the Triumphs and Bristols, the Austin Healy and Morris Minor.
Good old cars, four wheels and a combustion engine the way it should be.
Its the best way, its the British way, its the Top Gear way.