Over 9 years ago, I came across news of a car that would run on nothing more than air.
Sounds like a hoax doesn't it? But it's actually possible.
The basic principle is that you fill the tank with compressed air, which is effectively a form of stored energy, and this is what's used to run the car.
Back then, the prototypes were being built by a French company called MDI (https://www.mdi.lu/) and Tata Motors were looking to launch a car based around MDI's compressed air engine in 2011.
It never happened. Ever since, launch of these so-called Air Cars has always been imminent but has never actually taken place. Apparently, there have been numerous issues to overcome, such as limited range, technical challenges, and safety concerns.
But these all seem to have been overcome as....
Currently Tata are saying they'll launch by 2020, Zero Pollution Motors (https://zeropollutionmotors.us/), a U.S. licensee for MDI is saying mid-2019 for the AirPod 2.0 model. This is priced at $10,000 dollars and they've already been taking deposits.
The claim is that it does 50 mph, has an 80 mile range, and can be 'charged' in 4 minutes.
If this turns out to be true then it's a pretty cheap way to drive clean. I look forward to the reviews.
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