6. 1.Air Stations –Time taken to refill can be from
one to three minutes depending on the vehicle:
The air is compressed in tanks at the air stations
using a multi-stage compressor.
The stored compressed air is transferred from
the air station’s tanks to the vehicle’s tank).
2.Electric plug –Time taken to refill can be from
1h 30 mins to 4h 30 mins depending on the
vehicle:
When the vehicle is equipped with an onboard
refilling system, the refilling of its tanks can be
carried out by connecting them to a domestic
electric plug.
7. ENGINE
Mode A: Operating with
compressed air from Air
Tank only in town under
35 mph.
Mode B: Operating with
compressed air from Air
Tank only which is being
heated to expand volume
before entering engine.
Mode C: Operating with
air from the Intake which
is being heated to expand
volume before entering
engine - on highway over
35 mph.
Mode D: Operating as in
Mode C but also refilling
Air Tank while running.
8. The high pressure tanks to be used in this vehicles will
be made of carbon fiber and thermoplastic liner.
9. Bodies of this car are made of composite
materials, fiber glass and polyester resin on
polyurethane foam.
10. CHASSIS
Chassis of this car is made
by mixed wire netting
frame, using tubes and
foundry parts, assembled
with glue.
The plates obtained from
foundry are linked by
aluminum tubes .
The unit is glued using
epoxy adhesive, a bi-
components coming from
the aircraft industry used
to assemble structures.
For the ‘low cost’ cars
(standard One Flow AIR),
a single molded piece is
used for the technical
base, the seats and the
external body is used as
the frame.
11.
12. No Pollution
Cost effective
Simple and Robust
design
High Torque
Free from degradation
associated with battery
system.
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