“If you can, imagine a vehicle that runs on air, achieves over 100 gas-equivalent mpg and over 90 mph, has zero to low C02 emissions, seats six, has plenty of space for luggage, cuts no safety corners, and costs no more than an average economy to mid-size vehicle.
This is the expected performance of the revolutionary compressed air vehicle that Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) is introducing to North America. The vehicle is powered by the Compressed Air Engine (CAE) developed by Motor Development International (MDI), a 15-year old company based in Nice, France, and headed by inventor and Formula One race car engineer, Guy Negre. ZPM is the exclusive representative for MDI in the United States.”
Here is the report from the Discovery Channel….
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This “breath of fresh air” is revolutionary technology and it is proving to be one of the most innovative, clean and affodable solutions for your transportation and the rising cost of fuel. Last time I checked their was plenty of air and no one was taxing it.
In our local area, Nantucket, MA, we are about to be graced with a lecture from Shiva Vencat, CEO of Zero Pollution Motors, the group that will distribute cars that use compressed-air technology (“CAT”) will speak at the Unitarian Meeting House at 4 pm Sunday, Sept. 28. CAT cars, which are already being tested in taxi fleets in Europe, essentially running on air. A modest amount of another energy source is needed to compress the air, and American cars will have several options: electricity, gasoline, biofuels. In-town operating conditions allow the CAT car to generate its own electricity (through braking, like a hybrid) to run an on-board compressor, and at speeds under 35 miles per hour the car doesn’t need re-fueling. At higher speeds, using conventional gas stations to fill the tank with gasoline to run the compressor (the least green scenario), the 6-passenger car gets more than 100 miles per gallon and goes up to 96 mph.