• Zero Pollution Motors to launch air-powered vehicle in the US by 2011

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    After the electric and hybrid models and also a few solar ones, now the focus is slowly shifting on air-powered vehicles. It is still at the initial stages though as engineers say that the energy required to power air-compressors in air-powered cars is massive compared to using that energy in an electric battery instead. But with recession, we are looking at not just an environment friendly option but also pocket friendly. CEO of Zero Pollution Motors has developed its own compressed-air car that it hopes to bring to U.S shores by 2011. Air-powered cars work by using an air compressor to pressurize air in the car’s tank. When the car is driven at low speeds, the air is released, pushing the pistons up and down as in a conventional gasoline engine without the need for gasoline to provide combustion. At higher speeds the ZPM uses a small conventional motor to heat up the air in order to release it more quickly, as well as to compress more air to extend the range of the car.


    Company officals are saying this car will cost around $18,000 to $20,000 when it arrives in the U.S. This saving comes from not having to implement a complex electrical system in the car, and saving on battery costs. The Zero Pollution Motors compressed-air car will have seating for six people, fuel economy of 106mpg and 75hp from its six-cylinder engine, as well as a driving range of close to 850 miles.
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    Posted in Topics:Transport, Tags: , on May 28, 2009