Compressed-air engine to be launched this year

The OneCATS has a fuel-tank that is not bigger than a bottle; the idea is to compress the air to the maximum and then the released pressure gives an energy to the engine that is being send to the wheels.

The compressed air is possible for a strictly urban use. For the extra-roads, Guy Nègre found other solution by adding an additional energy source, such as current fuels (gas oil, unleaded gas) or ecologist (ethanol, bio-carburants). This elements are being associated to the compressed air.

In the end you will obtain a car that has a weight of only 330 kilos, a quasi null pollution and a consumption of 2 liters per 100 km. Moreover, you will be able to hit a top speed of 150 km/h.

Such a car must be able to run economically and efficiently without contributing towards any polluting factors in over populated and heavily polluted cities.

The autonomy is excellent: 100 km downtown and 800 on the road. The cylinders of compressed air are reloaded in only three minutes in any service station.

And considering the price of the barell, the new technology is more than welcomed. The French engineer also announced that he will launch a preproduction version of the car this year and that the price for the production version will be between 3500-4000 euro.

The success of the OneCATS is immediate. Tata Motors has already signed a 20 million euro contract with MDI (Motor Developpment International SA) company in the exchange of the compressed-air engine.

And considering Tata is going to buy Jaguar and Land Rover there might be no surprise to see a compressed-air XKS in the near future.