Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.

Tata Motors has successfully tested vehicles running on compressed air after having it demonstrated in two of its vehicles. The company had inked a licence agreement in January 2007 with Motor Development International (Luxembourg) that will enable Tata Motors to produce and sell compressed air cars using MDI technology in India.

The agreement covered two phases of activity whereby in the first phase the technology transfer and proof of the technical concept will be tested and in the second phase completing detailed development of the compressed air engine into specific vehicle and stationary applications. The company has successfully completed the first phase of this programme.

Further as part of the second phase, the two companies are working together to complete detailed development of the technology and required technical processes to industrialise a market ready product application over the coming years.