Last week was the annual West Coast Green Convention, and while most car companies that were there were thinking of ways to increase gas mileage Magnetic Air Cars Inc. was really thinking outside the box. They want to get rid of engine combustion completely. There has been talk of air cars before like the Tata air car that gets just over 100mpg. Although there are not many details on this yet, Magnetic Air Cars are wanting to completely take out the idea of pistons in cars for propulsion.
The Magnetic Air Car uses three on-board substations to harness compressed air. The resulting airflow is channeled, modulated, and converted to torque that propels the car.
According to company representative Paul Donovan, the car uses a silicon salt battery that has 30% more mass power than a lead acid storage battery and can charge completely within an hour. The 95 percent recyclable battery can also can be used in a temperature range from -40 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius.
Though the Magnetic Air Car has not yet been tested, Donovan hopes to have it ready for production by 2010. The company plans on building its first prototype at Club Auto Sport in San Jose in the near future.
via cleantechnica
Tags: air car, magnetic air car
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