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Air Car: powered entirely by an engine filled with compressed air

May 31st, 2007 by Daniel | Email This
In Sections: Gadgets & Technology, News, Vehicle Gadgets

Air Car
This is the world’s first air-powered car (AIR CAR) that has zero emissions and will be mass produced by next summer (2008).

The car has got some amazing technology behind it and is developed by Guy Nègre (an ex-Formula One engineer) for Luxembourg-based MDI.
India’s largest automaker will be producing 6000 zero-emission Air Cars in August of 2008 for the Indian streets (when they say India is up and coming this takes things to another level).

Air Car Engine

The gas-and-oxygen explosions of internal-combustion models may become a thing of the past if the Air Car becomes a major success, as it uses compressed air and has many benefits for our environment.

The $12,700 CityCAT is just one of many Air Car models planned which this model can get to 68 mph with a range of 125 miles from the gas (filled up via custom air compressor units).

The amazing fact that it will then take only $2 to fill the car’s carbon-fiber tanks with 340 liters of air at 4350 psi…I so want one in this high taxed fuel world.

The bad side is that the Air Car is made of an all-glue construction which may mean it will never hitting the UK or American shores, but MDI has said they have signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries (these include South Africa, Israel and Germany) so there is hope yet.
Via popular mechanics

Comments

2 Comments»

    May 31st, 2007 | 11:50 ampst

    quite great. can we fill the air with a air- pump?

    April 26th, 2008 | 12:52 pmwicharnchai chaoyot

    Have a good idea and good world envirment
    TATA thought for save energy
    I like and i want to trial drives
    But i am at Thailand
    Could have inport to Thailand
    assure may be good use full on the street.
    100 % it have first commercial

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