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In a bid to come up with the perfect solution in terms of an eco-friendly, cheap car, undergraduates from the Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt, have created a car that runs on nothing but air.
It looks like a go-kart cart and it’s easy and very cheap to built. The 1-person vehicle, created as part of the students’ graduation project, runs on compressed air. Its performance might not be much for a true petrolhead, but if you factor in all the other aspects, it could be overlooked.
This is a true green car. It costs a little over $1,000 to build and can reach speeds of 40 km per hour. It can go about 30 kilometers before needing to refuel, so don’t expect long drives from the start.
“The operational cost of the vehicle... will be almost nothing. You are basically using compressed air. You are not paying for fuel and also you do not need cooling,” Mahmoud Yasser, one of the students involved in the project, says in an interview cited by Gadgets.NDTV.
The students are now looking for more funding to continue working on the project. They’re convinced that further investments could lead to upgrades in the car, specifically in terms of speed and range. Their aim is to make it reach speeds of 100 km per hour and to run for 100 km before recharge.
Since that could be a long way from today, another option for a very green car will arrive on the market in 2020. It’s called the Sion from Sono Motors and it’s a vehicle that runs on solar power, but that can also be charged from a conventional electric outlet.
The more expensive version of Sion, the Extender, starting at €16,000, has a range of 250 km on a single charge. Plus, you get to seat 3 other people, with you at the wheel.
This is a true green car. It costs a little over $1,000 to build and can reach speeds of 40 km per hour. It can go about 30 kilometers before needing to refuel, so don’t expect long drives from the start.
“The operational cost of the vehicle... will be almost nothing. You are basically using compressed air. You are not paying for fuel and also you do not need cooling,” Mahmoud Yasser, one of the students involved in the project, says in an interview cited by Gadgets.NDTV.
The students are now looking for more funding to continue working on the project. They’re convinced that further investments could lead to upgrades in the car, specifically in terms of speed and range. Their aim is to make it reach speeds of 100 km per hour and to run for 100 km before recharge.
Since that could be a long way from today, another option for a very green car will arrive on the market in 2020. It’s called the Sion from Sono Motors and it’s a vehicle that runs on solar power, but that can also be charged from a conventional electric outlet.
The more expensive version of Sion, the Extender, starting at €16,000, has a range of 250 km on a single charge. Plus, you get to seat 3 other people, with you at the wheel.
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