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Air-powered Boxster Debuts
October 30, 2008
Silicon Valley startup GIMM showed a 1999 Boxster powered by compressed air at the recent Alternative Car and Transportation Expo in California.
The MIIN-AER Boxster has several air storage tanks in the trunks and gets its power by a drivetrain the uses compressed air “multiple times” for propulsion. It features an energy recovery system, has zero emissions, and its motor has no pistons and only six moving parts.
The car has a top speed of 65 mph and can go about 50 miles, depending on load and speed. The air tanks can be filled in about 10 minutes with a 4,500 psi air compressor, which takes about 25 kwh of electricity.
The company plans to start licensing their technology sometime next year.
Check out more pictures after the jump.
[source: Motor Authority]
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