Car / According to the French Guy Nagar, the car he invented can reach a speed of 110 kilometers per hour
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The car that works with compressed air. can operate for 10 continuous hours in the state of a full tank
The car has undergone many changes, since it first hit the road at the end of the 19th century. Over the years, its face has changed beyond recognition and sophisticated systems such as electronic stability control and direct fuel injection have been added, and even modern accessories such as airbags and electric windows. However, the core of the car - the operation method of the engine - has not changed in the last century and is still based on internal combustion of a mixture of air and fuel.
Every few years an idea comes up that is supposed to replace the existing method of operation of the engine, but fades away before long. Electric powered cars are not popular, mainly because of the short driving range they allow. The use of hydrogen fuel is not commercially possible due to its high price. Recently, a new idea came up that threatens to bring about a global revolution in the automotive field: a car powered by air.
The car has a tank with 90 cubic meters of compressed air at a pressure of 300 bar - 300 times the atmospheric pressure. The compressed air is injected into the engine and causes the pistons to move. In fact, it is a process similar to how the internal combustion engine works, where the explosion of the mixture causes the movement of the pistons. But unlike the regular engine, the new engine does not cause air pollution.
More than that, the inventor of the new car, the Frenchman Guy Nagar - a former mechanic in Formula 1 races - claims that the air emitted by the car is cleaner than the air in the atmosphere thanks to a special filter he installed.
Nagar, who has been working on the invention for the past 10 years, claims that the car he invented - which contains two seats similar to the Mercedes "Smart" - is capable of reaching a speed of 110 kilometers per hour. According to him, the cost of traveling there is one cent per kilometer. Filling the tank with compressed air can be done with the help of a pump, which is connected to the home electrical network.
According to Nagar, with a full tank, the car is able to travel 300 kilometers at a slow speed or operate for 10 continuous hours. However, experts claim that the amount of air that can be contained in the tank is sufficient for a much shorter driving distance.
According to Nagar, the car is mainly intended for intra-city use only and cannot satisfy drivers who love speed and performance. "It's not an alternative to a regular car," Nagar told Reuters, "it's a city car that will be marketed mainly as a second family car."
The price of the air car - in the configuration of a private car, taxi, van or mini-van - should amount to about 6,800 euros. On his website (www.theaircar.com) Nagar says that he does not intend to market the car directly, but to sell the plans and the authorization to sell the product to existing factories.
"I believe that a car means freedom. Humans will not give up this freedom and no matter what the consequences will be in terms of environmental quality and air pollution," said Nagar. "Therefore, the only way to save the planet is to use such cars."
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