After Tata Nano, it's time for OneCAT

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After the smallest and cheapest car, Tata Nano, Indian consumers are going to see a car that runs on air. French inventor, Guy Negre, has been working over an environment friendly car for more than ten years. Indian auto-giant, Tata, is among the firms that are funding the project.

The car named OneCAT, is a five seater with fibre glass body. It weighs around 350 kg and would cost a little more than £2,500. Guy is expecting to bring out the car next year. Tata is one of the companies whom he will give license to sell the car in India. OneCAT will run on compressed air producing zero emission. BBC.com reports:

The project is being backed by the Indian conglomerate, Tata for an undisclosed sum. It says the technology may also be used for power generation.

The car will be driven by compressed air stored in carbon-fibre tanks.

The tanks, built into the chassis, can be filled with air from a compressor in just three minutes - much quicker than a battery car.

Alternatively, it can be plugged into the mains for four hours and an on-board compressor will do the job.

For long journeys the compressed air driving the pistons can be boosted by a fuel burner which heats the air so it expands and increases the pressure on the pistons. The burner will use all kinds of liquid fuel.

The designers say on long journeys the car will do the equivalent of 120mpg. In town, running on air, it will be cheaper than that.

Analysts are very optimistic about OneCAT’s prospect. Tata is a famous auto-maker in India and one of the largest automobile producers in the world. A company like TATA backing the project will get people’s attention. According to Guy, the people who care for the environment will buy the car. Tata will give finishing touch to the engine of the car.

Like Tata, Mr. Negre will pursue other auto-mobile companies who will produce the car using materials from their own country. His plan is to sell 6,80,000 cars per year.

When Ratan Tata, unveiled Tata Nano in the 9^th Annual New Delhi Auto Expo, outside the auditorium, environmental activists from Greenpeace protested about the car. Because of introducing cheap cars, lots of people would want to buy them and this will increase the carbon emission leading to more air and noise pollution. Not just that, it will also put pressure on the oil resource of the country.

If OneCAT comes to market then so many problems will be solved. Not only it would save the fuel but also keep the environment clean. It is a good thing that Tata has understood the necessity of clean environment and planning to introduce such an environment friendly car.

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