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Company Profile: Zero Pollution Motors



Company Mission Statement: "To bring zero pollution motoring at any speed, for any distance, to the largest number of motorists possible and, in doing so, significantly improve the quality of the air we breathe and reduce our collective carbon footprint."

Zero Pollution Motors is set to come out with a vehicle in late 2009 that will get over 1,000 miles per fill-up! It runs off of the combined propulsion of compressed air, that is pressurized and heated further by a fuel (gasoline, propane, ethanol, bio-fuels, perhaps even natual gas). Hopefully, hydrogen will be added as an optional fuel source. The ZPMs with it's 8 gallon fuel tank and its 4,500 psi compressed air tanks combined, currently will achieve 848 miles per fill-up, and has a top speed of 96 MPH! Other models run completely on compressed air, and have built-in air compressors and plug-in outlets. The compressed air only cars in and of themselves don't emit pollutants-- hence the name "Zero Pollution Motors." It is in this case, the communities and the utility companies that bear the challenges for building green power plants, so that no one will leave even an indirect carbon footprint. The dual propulsion ZPM vehicles (compressed air and fuel) do emit pollution. However, the amount of pollution and energy consumption is very small. For example, a 2007 Toyota Prius emits .34 lbs. of CO2 per mile. The ZPM vehicles will emit only .141 lbs. of C02 per mile-- that is twice as less than the Prius, and four times less than most automobiles! The vehicles will come fully loaded at around $18,000.00 USD, and will be shipped directly from the factory to one's home. Any maintenance and repair will be conducted at an authorized local repair facility. And models will come in different configurations, from sedans, to convertibles, from station-wagons to hatch-backs, and from pick-ups to mini-vans. ZPM is a product of the merged efforts of the MDI Corporation of France and of Tata Motors of India. One can visit the company website at, http://zeropollutionmotors.us/



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Permalink Reply by Shannon Lacey on July 30, 2008 at 1:10pm
P.S.: Zero Pollution Motors is also looking for investors, starting at $5,000.00 USD per pie slice.
Permalink Reply by out-of-time on July 30, 2008 at 1:51pm
so what you are saying is for 8 gal of gas or equal btu's in other fuels you can go 1000 miles, what your are not saying is how much it would cost to compress all that air to go 1000 miles. to compress to 4500 psi takes alot of energy that would actually bring down the efficiency of your car to less than what a normal ICE does right now using more fuel to do the same thing plus putting a bigger draw on our electric grid in the process. by the way the energy used to compress does make pollution when it is generated. this would be a great idea if you were not using the most ineffient means to store energy. compressor that compress to to high psi only have a 12% effiency. that means for every 8 btu's used you only get 1 btu back. i say i will keep my $5000 and wait for a real solution
Permalink Reply by sunny on July 30, 2008 at 1:57pm
Nature Gas for cars ?

There must reasons, Why 53 Countries include Italy, Holland, Japan, Korea.... prefer LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) than CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). All those Government give tax break or money up to 50% of conversion fee or Incentives coupon support to the user of LPG.

Pickens are right,
NG (Natural Gas) is a lot cheaper and can pipe to the users, but its' butane and mileage are way lower than gasoline or LPG. and CNG's tank need 10 more times pressure than LPG, I would not want drive my car with a heavy bomb.
Cost to drive in most Countries are: Gosoline $100, LPG $55, CNG $30, per same tank.

But in USA , I have found out the big problem is LPG price, unless strongly support by the Congress, we are now paying same price as Gasoline, though, 90% or more LPG produce in USA, so we are still intentionally leaking US dollar to the MId-East.

Check here for USA fuel prices,
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/pdfs/afpr_apr_08.pdf,
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/propane_laws_federal.html

Sunny, at , solarcar2@gmail.com, www.byebyegas.com
Permalink Reply by Shannon Lacey on July 31, 2008 at 2:24pm
Dear Sunny,

If you re-read the posted blog, you will find out that the ZPM vehicles run on a variety of fuel sources "gasoline, propane, ethanol, bio-fuels." The only reason I brought up the whole natural gas thing and said, "perhaps even natural gas" is because IF T. Boone Picken's Plan ever were to gain traction, our country would be changing our consumption towards using more natural gas. Since the ZPM vehicles are very efficient and get high MPG, it only makes sense that these vehicles might possibly be readily adapted to an energy source whose infrastructure would be in place for large consumption. These vehicles can use any number of different sources for fuel, which makes them flexible-- and it fits within Mr. Pickens's plan very nicely (and reduces overal energy consumption).

While I don't personally like natural gas for your above mentioned reasons of efficiency, as well as it still being a pollutant (even if a lesser one), I feel NG is a step up from the environmentally destructive fossil fuels. As stated before, it would really be good if the ZPM vehicles would eventually be some sort of an air/hydrogen vehicle, when the infrastructure for hydrogen is in place. That way, the vehicle doesn't emit any pollution.
Permalink Reply by Shannon Lacey on July 31, 2008 at 2:09pm
Guy,

They already built the thing. It works and is not subject for debate. This isn't a hypothetical gadget of the future. Right now, as we speak, the vehicle produces 848 miles per fill-up. Period! The fuel/air engine also runs the alternator that powers the compressor that fills the air tank back up. With that system, right now, you get 848 miles.
Permalink Reply by Shannon Lacey on July 31, 2008 at 2:11pm
It also is more efficient, cost effective and better for the environment. This is a no brainer.
Permalink Reply by Shannon Lacey on July 31, 2008 at 2:53pm
Dear Marlene H.,

Chevy and others are moving, but they aren't moving fast enough. That is the problem. They tend to have been in-line with the oil companies for years. That is one of the reasons that GM, Ford, Chevy has been having financial problems. Only recently within the past few years, have they made efforts to produce vehicles with better MPG. With gasoline prices burdening the American middle class families, some aren't as quick to go out an purchase vehicles-- And when they do, foreign imports are becoming more and more popular.

I agree, I would love it if an American car company would come out with the innovation that companies like ZPM is. However, we must realize that this problem is a global one, affecting our environment and climate. It also affects our wallets and our dependence on foreign energy consumption. It is also a national security issue. Again, the ZPM puts out 4 times less pollutants than the average automobile.

My current vehicle: 1997 Mercury Sable, 20 gallon tank, 23 MPG, 460 mile range, at $4.00 USD per gallon to fill up = $80.00 USD per fill up = .1739 cents per mile.

ZPM air/fuel vehicle: 8 gallon tank, 106 MPG, 848 mile range, at $4.00 USD per gallon to fill up = $32.00 USD = .0377 cents per mile. (The ZPM is 4.61 times more cost effective per mile than my Sable)!
Permalink Reply by out-of-time on July 31, 2008 at 3:33pm
shannon
you side step the issue on how much energy it takes to compress the air needed to run this car. you forget to mention that it takes kwh's to charge the air tanks to an unbeleivable 4500 psi.before anyone jumps on this car they better figure out how ineffient a compressor is. the only reason some electric companies use compressed air storage is so they take advantage of peak generating rates which are 3 to 4 times higher per kwh than off peak.
not to mention that the mileage your quoting is for one person in the car.
using energy to produce energy is usually very inefficient and compressing air is the most inefficient.
this car will cost you more to drive than your mercury sable and will cause more pollution than it too.
wake up people a wolf in sheeps clothing is still a wolf.
btw keep your non usa products out of the usa, we will come up with something thats better on our own.
move to france if you want to support them
Permalink Reply by Shannon Lacey on July 31, 2008 at 4:44pm
The point is moot, the vehicle gets 848 miles per fill-up/ 106 MPG WITH internal air compression already!

The air tanks can hold a maximum of 4,500 psi, but that doesn't mean that the operating psi is 4,500 psi. I think the ZPMs operate at around 3,000 psi. Still, that is pretty darned significant. The ZPMs already come compressed from the factory, done so by huge compressors. The vehicle would be sold to the consumer already pre-charged, and with a few gallons of fuel. The end user would then fill-up his tank, and as he/she is driving, again, the burning of the fuel/air combo would turn the alternator, which would then power a HEAVY DUTY internal air compressor, which would re-pressurize the tanks. If the vehicle completely runs out of fuel, and if the air tanks are completely spent, then the vehicle would only need either 1.) more fuel added, or 2.) an external plugin/jump to power the air compressor. The vehicle could run on fuel alone or on air alone, until it is re-fueld and re-pressurized. But none the less, the ZPM vehicles are currently 4x more efficient than your average car. And that is good enough for me.
Permalink Reply by out-of-time on August 1, 2008 at 12:42am
there is not a compressor known to man that can compress that much volume and psi to run this vehicle 200 miles on 8 gal of gas. as the best efficiency of any compressor that can compress over 250 psi is probably less than 15% efficient and higher the psi the lower the efficency.
show proof how any compressor can do this. you cant because it doesnt exist within physics right now. also show me the factory to build these things in usa. cant can you.why in the world would anyone use compressed air to run a engine and claim it was efficient.
no the truth is i am sick of people wasting energy to make a differnt energy that they claim to be green when it will actually use more energy and cause more pollution and also put a bigger load on our nation grid that is at full capicity right now.
what pickens is doing is using a wasted energy (wind) and turning it to a usable energy and using a natural resource of this country(natural gas) to provide a replacement fuel for crude oil products till we can get the national grid increased to provide for a growing economy and future use of electric cars. the only reason we cant go straight to electric cars now is because the grid cant handle them.
i will not support anything that just plainly waste energy so someone can get rich.
whats with you people, first someone wants to take a pure energy like hydrogen and waste half its energy to make biofuels
then comes people like you who just wants to waste energy because you know you can make a lot of people think its green when all you want to do is line your wallet with green.
guess what there aint enough stupid people in the usa to ever make your car profitable so quit thinking there is.
peddle your snake oil some where else
Permalink Reply by Shannon Lacey on August 1, 2008 at 9:56am


OUT-OF-TIME said: "there is not a compressor known to man that can compress that much volume and psi to run this vehicle 200 miles on 8 gal of gas. as the best efficiency of any compressor that can compress over 250 psi is probably less than 15% efficient and higher the psi the lower the efficency [...] show proof how any compressor can do this."

At the following link, http://www.paintballcompressor.com/completeair.html a 5,000 psi air compressor is used to pressurize a 4,500 psi air tank for paint-ball games. It can be powered either by a 5.5hp Honda gasoline engine, or by a single phase 230 volts AC drive, as well as a 230/460 three phase model. The technology exists-- even for paintballers. ;)

Can we say....... NAY SAYER! :) lol
Permalink Reply by Shannon Lacey on August 1, 2008 at 10:02am
By the way,

one steps up voltage through transformers... not difficult.

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