A company called Zero Pollution motors is setting a price tag of $20,000 dollars on a car that runs on nothing but air, and a little salad oil/alcohol/pint of gasoline. The car can go 35 mph for around 60 miles with its tank of compressed air. Although those numbers may seem very low, it also has a small motor that compresses outside air to keep the tank filled for a much longer amount of time. The car can also be recharged by plugging it into a socket.
This technology isn't relatively new, compressed air engines have been around and known about for a long time. Yet the main reasons of the car finally being built is mainly because of the rising gas prices. As the gas prices reach high costs, the reason to manufacture the car grew as well. However the car does have one major problem, it may not pass crash test. The car plans to be built in 2011.
This technology isn't relatively new, compressed air engines have been around and known about for a long time. Yet the main reasons of the car finally being built is mainly because of the rising gas prices. As the gas prices reach high costs, the reason to manufacture the car grew as well. However the car does have one major problem, it may not pass crash test. The car plans to be built in 2011.
4 comments:
This is a really exciting techonology advancement! With higher gas prices most people would rather drive a car that runs off air! I'm excited to see how popular it becomes in 2011.
This does sound like a cool idea, but it seems as though that the kind of fuel being used to physically move the vehicle, in this case compressed air, is still being compressed at the expense of fossil or other botanical oil based fuels. I guess I just don't see the advantage to driving a car limited on 60 miles to a tank of air over a biodiesel or used cooking oil vehicle which can provide over 300 miles to the tank.
This car seems like it would have no chance in a car accident. Although, it's really cool to see what technology can do these days.
I think if they manage to make it a safer car and a little more efficient instead of 60 miles to the gallon at 35 mph, it could sell really well and save people money on gas!
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