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Most promising green technologies number nine: compressed air

Who would have thought that a concept as simple as compressed air could be a viable automotive technology? Sure, we all fill our tires with the stuff, but some automakers - MDI, for one - are considering compressed air as an energy carrier, like a battery. Whether a vehicle is engineered to run solely on air power or if the energy is stored as part of a hybrid system, the very air we breathe could provide propulsion for our vehicles. What's Number 8? ... Read more →

New York 2008: Actually, it's not called the Air Car - Q&A with MDI's Guy Negre Sebastian Blanco

The Automotive X Prize announcer used it. We've been using if forever. And, until recently, MDI and Zero Pollution Motors were still calling their vehicles the Air Car. Now, though, to avoid ...

New York 2008: MDI's Air Car uncovered Sebastian Blanco

While wandering around near the Automotive X-Prize booth, look what we stumbled onto: MDI's air car. The green plastic-y version that had just been uncovered - I think for a video team's camera - ...

Most promising green technologies number nine: compressed air 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

**New York 2008: Actually, it's not called the Air Car - Q&A with MDI's Guy Negre** 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Automotive X Prize announcer used it. We've been using if forever. And, until recently, MDI and Zero Pollution Motors were still calling their vehicles the Air Car. Now, though, to avoid confusion as much as possible, the preferred term is "Compressed Air Vehicle" (don't look now, but the ZPM ...

New York 2008: MDI's Air Car uncovered 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While wandering around near the Automotive X-Prize booth, look what we stumbled onto: MDI's air car. The green plastic-y version that had just been uncovered - I think for a video team's camera - bears only slight resemblance to the rendering that appeared on the X-Prize screen. It looks even less ...

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