AirPod to the United States by 2011?
Echoing rumors that we've been hearing all year is a news story from Kiplingers that we ran across on Yahoo Financial suggesting again that air-powered vehicles will be available in the U.S. within a few years time. Instead of larger cars, though, we could get the little three-wheeled, joystick-driven AirPod that's scheduled to hit New Zealand any time now. Zero Pollution Motors still has high hopes that it will bring cars powered by compressed air to the masses in the United States. In all actuality, the cars are really powered by whatever compresses the air that resides in the car's tank, but that's another matter entirely. ZPM envisions small plants in every U.S. state where consumers will be able to purchase one of an estimated 8,000 annual AirPods directly. This would eliminate the middle-man and combine the factories with the dealerships. Larger States would get multiple dealerships. The plants would license the technology and get a fully turn-key plant from MDI/Tata Motors for a reported $15 million. We'll believe it when we see it. Thanks for the tip, Torrent!
[Source: Kiplingers]
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ecolo Trader 1:12PM (11/04/2008)
Yes it is !
In France, Suisse or Spain for the Air car or the AIRPOD for AIR FRANCE ... and in the USA after the meeting with Mister G. NEGRE and Mme Cyndi Ingrao, « Senior Advisor » chargée du suivi des relations entre MDI et le Département d’État -US Department of Transportation Research and Innovative Technology .
Link for more informations :
http://www.ecolo-trader.fr/AIRPOD-vehicule-a-air-comprime-aux-couleurs-de--vtptc-150.php
;-)
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jake 1:31PM (11/04/2008)
Can these really be considered cars? Seems more like the same class with the NEVs sold by Zap.
Should be interesting to see the reception.
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LiqwidZero 2:09PM (11/04/2008)
Just so long as they can make one that can hit 45mp, I'm in.
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LiqwidZero 2:10PM (11/04/2008)
45mph to 50
Brn 4:21PM (11/04/2008)
Street legal? Really?
I'll believe it when I see it.
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Michael Hippenhammer 1:59AM (11/05/2008)
HA HA HA ... The future is truly here! If I had the money I'd buy one.
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JuniorUK 9:59AM (4/26/2009)
It's all nice and shiny, but the flow is in efficiency of the whole system, which is everything between a source of energy and the Air car. It's only acceptable if 100% of your electricity comes from renewable sources. If not, it's as bad as a steamer.
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