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

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).

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

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