The Tata OneCAT (Compressed Air Technology) was advertised as an upcoming compressed air car in 2008. India's Tata Motors was said to be collaborating with Air engine developer Guy Nègre of MDI to produce the vehicle.[1]
| Tata OneCAT | |
|---|---|
 Tata/MDI OneCAT | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Tata Motors |
The vehicle contains air tanks that can be filled in four hours by plugging the car into a standard electrical plug. MDI also plans to design a gas station compressor, which would fill the tanks in three minutes.[2]
The OneCAT is a five-seat vehicle with a 200litre trunk.[3] There is no reliable data on range and top speed for this prototype available.
As of August 2009, there was no mentioning of the prototype or planned production of the TATA OneCAT on the TATA or MDI homepages. In December 2009 Tata's vice president of engineering systems confirmed that the limited range and low engine temperatures were causing difficulties.[4] Meanwhile, all links, articles and archives relative to MDI have disappeared from Tata's website.
In February 2012, Tata released information that their compressed-air vehicle would debut in August 2012.[5]
In February 2017, news report about the TaTa 'AirPod' claimed it will be in production in 2020,[6] but as of April 2020[update] it isn't.
References
edit- ^ "Tata OneCAT, compressed air car at Rs 2 lakh price, Tata OneCat photo, picture gallery". Dancewithshadows.com. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Harrabin, Roger (13 February 2008). "Five-seat concept car runs on air". An engineer has promised that within a year he will start selling a car that runs on compressed air, producing no emissions at all in town. BBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
- ^ Note: All the figures are from MDI and are not independently verified
- ^ "TaMo's ambitious 'Air Car' faces starting trouble". dnaindia.com. 25 November 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "$8K Compressed Air Cars Shipping in August (In India) | McGeeks". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Tata Airpod air-powered car likely to be launched by 2020". International Business Times. 17 February 2017.
External links
edit- AirCar Archived 9 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Tata Motors
- CyberMedia.com/Aircar – a portal and fan site on MDI air-car
- CATvolution.com – a fan website
- The OneCAT at the 2008 NY Auto Show on YouTube – from CATvolution.com