Zephyr
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AIR CAR - Can travel from coast to coast in North America without refueling
ZENN is Canadian, and electric, and there is one version of it that will be a hybrid. But have any of you heard about the 'air car'?
At home I have five folders on this car with articles I have used to track its progress over the years.
The air car runs on compressed air and does not pollute from the exhaust, but does make noise. It is even less cost, operationally, than an electric car, and they are working on a hybrid version that uses a gasoline engine to generate compressed air for the non-gasoline engine side. Known as MDI, it is being developed in France but the company that it is under is in Luxembourg. It has been tested in urban areas of Europe for several years now. The text below is derived from the official website
After fourteen years of research and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to Compressed Air Technology(CAT) vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages. With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.
The application of the MDI engine in other areas, outside the automotive sector, opens a multitude of possibilities in nautical fields, co-generation, auxiliary engines, electric generators groups, etc. Compressed air is a new viable form of power that allows the accumulation and transport of energy. MDI is very close to initiating the production of a series of engines and vehicles. The company is financed by the sale of manufacturing licenses and patents all over the world.
left - Tata Motors in India will market the car in Asia, right - Courtesy Toffs World
centre top two rows from a blog entitled 'Gems Sty'
The YOUTUBE equivalent to Rick Mercer is Graham Phillips from Melbourne. His report originates from Nice, France, but Australian research has contributed to this technology, although not fully explored in this video:
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ZENN is Canadian, and electric, and there is one version of it that will be a hybrid. But have any of you heard about the 'air car'?
At home I have five folders on this car with articles I have used to track its progress over the years.
The air car runs on compressed air and does not pollute from the exhaust, but does make noise. It is even less cost, operationally, than an electric car, and they are working on a hybrid version that uses a gasoline engine to generate compressed air for the non-gasoline engine side. Known as MDI, it is being developed in France but the company that it is under is in Luxembourg. It has been tested in urban areas of Europe for several years now. The text below is derived from the official website
After fourteen years of research and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to Compressed Air Technology(CAT) vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages. With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.
The application of the MDI engine in other areas, outside the automotive sector, opens a multitude of possibilities in nautical fields, co-generation, auxiliary engines, electric generators groups, etc. Compressed air is a new viable form of power that allows the accumulation and transport of energy. MDI is very close to initiating the production of a series of engines and vehicles. The company is financed by the sale of manufacturing licenses and patents all over the world.
left - Tata Motors in India will market the car in Asia, right - Courtesy Toffs World
centre top two rows from a blog entitled 'Gems Sty'
The YOUTUBE equivalent to Rick Mercer is Graham Phillips from Melbourne. His report originates from Nice, France, but Australian research has contributed to this technology, although not fully explored in this video:
PRESS THIS to Link to YouTube Video