Peugeot to launch hybrid car that runs on air next year

[thesolar65]

London: Hold your breath! French car maker Peugeot is all set to sell the first air-powered hybrid car from next year. With new ‘Hybrid Air’ engine system – the first to combine petrol with compressed air – the firm says the car could reduce petrol bills by 80 percent when driven in cities.



“Air power would be used solely for city driving, automatically activated below 43mph,” said Peugeot in a press release. The system combines a gasoline engine with an air engine which is used at speeds under 70mph. This enables it to run on petrol or air, or a combination of both. According to the company, by 2020, the car could achieve an average of 117 miles a gallon.



The new engine system is a breakthrough for hybrid cars because expensive batteries would no longer be needed. Cars fitted with Hybrid Air system would be cheaper to buy than current hybrid models. Drivers never run the risk of running out of compressed air because the car would have a sophisticated device that ensures it replenishes itself automatically, added Peugeot.

 

[Imran Khan]

@Water Car Engineer idher a ker dekh

 

[Dem!god]

The new engine system is a breakthrough for hybrid cars because expensive batteries would no longer be needed. Cars fitted with Hybrid Air system would be cheaper to buy than current hybrid models. Drivers never run the risk of running out of compressed air because the car would have a sophisticated device that ensures it replenishes itself automatically, added Peugeot.

hmmm....
impressive...stuff...
so..now we need to look at the price of the car and the mileage.....
one more thing....does this engine also burn hydrogen for saving fuel.....

 

[thesolar65]

hmmm....
impressive...stuff...
so..now we need to look at the price of the car and the mileage.....
one more thing....does this engine also burn hydrogen for saving fuel.....

More concerned about the price and BTW these type of M/C is suitable for traffic like us and specially ladies. No Hydrogen.

@Water Car Engineer idher a ker dekh

His engine runs on water!!

 

[Dem!god]

More concerned about the price and BTW these type of M/C is suitable for traffic like us and specially ladies. No Hydrogen.



His engine runs on water!!

but the article say..it runs on air....and there are not much thing in air to burn....
it must be hydrogen......to burn with oxygen to produce heat and energy for running the engine and producing water as byproduct....

 

[thesolar65]

but the article say..it runs on air....and there are not much thing in air to burn....
it must be hydrogen......to burn with oxygen to produce heat and energy for running the engine and producing water as byproduct....

The system works by using a normal internal combustion engine, special hydraulics and an adapted gearbox along with compressed air cylinders that store and release energy. This enables it to run on petrol or air, or a combination of the two.

Air power would be used solely for city use, automatically activated below 43mph and available for ‘60 to 80 per cent of the time in city driving’. By 2020, the cars could be achieving an average of 117 miles a gallon, the company predicts.

The air compression system can re-use all the energy normally lost when slowing down and braking. The motor and a pump are in the engine bay, fed by a compressed air tank underneath the car, running parallel to the exhaust.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...ts-year-Peugeot-claims-new-hybrid-117mpg.html

 

[Dem!god]

@levina
what do you think of it......you need a new car though....

 

[Skull and Bones]

I believe Tata has bought a company who's domain had been in running cars with compressed air.

 

[Dem!god]

The system works by using a normal internal combustion engine, special hydraulics and an adapted gearbox along with compressed air cylinders that store and release energy. This enables it to run on petrol or air, or a combination of the two.

Air power would be used solely for city use, automatically activated below 43mph and available for ‘60 to 80 per cent of the time in city driving’. By 2020, the cars could be achieving an average of 117 miles a gallon, the company predicts.

The air compression system can re-use all the energy normally lost when slowing down and braking. The motor and a pump are in the engine bay, fed by a compressed air tank underneath the car, running parallel to the exhaust.

Peugot reveals plans for Hybrid Air to hit streets next year | Mail Online

Ok..got it..read the full article....

Peugeot has revealed plans to begin selling the first air powered car next year.

Based on a Peugeot 208, it will combine a normal engine with a radical new system that runs on compressed air.

The firm says the car could reduce petrol bills by 80% when driven in cities.

Saving the planet: The Hybrid Air technology could allow a car the size of a Citroën C3 or Peugeot 208 to emit as little as 69g/km of CO2

The system combines a gasoline engine with an air engine which is used at speeds under 70mph

HOW IT WORKS
The system works by using a normal internal combustion engine, special hydraulics and an adapted gearbox along with compressed air cylinders that store and release energy.

This enables it to run on petrol or air, or a combination of the two.

Air power would be used solely for city use, automatically activated below 43mph and available for ‘60 to 80 per cent of the time in city driving’.

The system works by using a normal internal combustion engine, special hydraulics and an adapted gearbox along with compressed air cylinders that store and release energy. This enables it to run on petrol or air, or a combination of the two.

Air power would be used solely for city use, automatically activated below 43mph and available for ‘60 to 80 per cent of the time in city driving’. By 2020, the cars could be achieving an average of 117 miles a gallon, the company predicts.

The air compression system can re-use all the energy normally lost when slowing down and braking. The motor and a pump are in the engine bay, fed by a compressed air tank underneath the car, running parallel to the exhaust.


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The revolutionary new ‘Hybrid Air’ engine system – the first to combine petrol with compressed air – is a breakthrough for hybrid cars because expensive batteries will no longer be needed.

Lift-off: The air power will be automatically activated below 43mph and can be used for up to 80 per cent of driving time in urban areas

AIR CAR SPECS
Spacious interior: Allows for full-sized passenger compartment without surrendering boot volume.

Driving comfort and road handling: Hybrid Air promises to deliver nimble response with the boost effect as well as first-class road handling thanks to its automatic transmission.

Worldwide potential: The technology is viable in all markets, making it possible for energy efficient cards in all types of climate and regardless of the state of the roads.

Boot: No space for a spare tyre once the Hybrid Air motor is installed.

Cars fitted with Hybrid Air will be about £1,000 cheaper to buy than current hybrid models.

For more than two years, 100 elite scientists and engineers have been working on the air-powered car in top-secret conditions at Peugeot’s research and development centre at Velizy, just south of Paris.

Hybrid Air is the centrepiece of Peugeot chief executive Philippe Varin’s efforts to restore the fortunes of the historic car maker.

The revolutionary system will be able to be installed on any normal family car without altering its external shape or size or reducing the boot size, provided the spare wheel is not stored there. From the outside, an air-powered car will look identical to a conventional vehicle.

A spokesman said: ‘We are not talking about weird and wacky machines. These are going to be in everyday cars.’

Peugeot, which unveiled its prototype yesterday, envisages introducing it in smaller models such as the 208 at first.

Running on air: The Peugeot 208 is one model that may use the air engine technology in future

The company said that as well as being greener and cheaper to run, the air system created no extra dangers in a collision.




Motorists never run the risk of running out of compressed air late at night on a deserted country road because the car will be fitted with a sophisticated artificial brain that ensures it replenishes itself automatically.

The air compresses and decompresses of its own accord as the car speeds up and slows down.

The Peugeot company was founded in 1810 and the family still has a controlling stake. Thierry Peugeot drafted in Varin - widely hailed in the UK for rescuing Corus, the former British Steel, from the brink of ruin - in 2009.



Varin’s attempts to revive the marque have been hit by the euro meltdown and militant French unions.

a compressed air cylinder next to the exhaust of the new car






Worldwide sales for 2012 were down 8.8per cent to 2.82m.

The company has been hindered in efforts to improve its performance by France’s rigid labour laws. It has also been plagued by violent industrial action at its Aulnay plant near Paris which is due to close next year with the loss of thousands of jobs.

It is embroiled in controversy with rival European car makers over a French state guarantee given to its financing arm last year.

 

[Levina]

@levina
what do you think of it......you need a new car though....

Hmmm the car sounds good to me.
Cleaner greener fuel...
Safer..
No expensive batteries..
No need to worry about fuels..
But the only thing that I dont like about it is that it is being launched by the french company Peugot.Somehow I have never liked their products till now.
I wish it was some German or even better a Japanese company launching such a car.

 

[Dem!god]

Hmmm the car sounds good to me.
Cleaner greener fuel...
Safer..
No expensive batteries..
No need to worry about fuels..
But the only thing that I dont like about it is that it is being launched by the french company Peugot.Somehow I have never liked their products till now.
I wish it was some German or even better a Japanese company launching such a car.

hmmm...it seems promising and good....and will run for 117 miles in a gallon of petrol......
so..its clean and efficient....
and if you don't like it then also its ok...other car maker will come up with the same thing if this concept become successful in market......may be german..japanese..or american or even Indian....

 

[Levina]

I believe Tata has bought a company who's domain had been in running cars with compressed air.

Yes they had some plans and the rumors of such car hitting the market by 2012 though has not come to fruition. The rumors have been rife since 2009.
They had promised a low cost car driven by joystick which could achieve a speed of upto 200kmph.....but as of yet it is just a rumor.

hmmm...it seems promising and good....and will run for 117 miles in a gallon of petrol......
so..its clean and efficient....
and if you don't like it then also its ok...other car maker will come up with the same thing if this concept become successful in market......may be german..japanese..or american or even Indian....

Oops I dont like the american machines too.Those are just like their owners you never know when they'll show up their attitude problem...

Indian....why not???

 

[Dem!god]

Oops I dont like the american machines too.Those are just like their owners you never know when they'll show up their attitude problem...
Indian....why not???

this tech looks very promising....
and its makes its own compressed air..so, you don't need to fill your tank else where...
I feel this will be a successful one....if it is what they speak.....

 

[Levina]

this tech looks very promising....
and its makes its own compressed air..so, you don't need to fill your tank else where...
I feel this will be a successful one....if it is what they speak.....

Because it is Peugeot speaking I have lesser confidence. But still I hope they come up with an efficient machine to resurrect their own company atleast.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

49.74 Km per litre. Impressive...