AIR-POWERED CARS MOVE TOWARDS COMMERCIAL REALITY
November 1st, 2008
BY KARRYN MILLER
ABOUT a decade ago we first heard whispers of compressed air cars: an eco-friendly driving option that kept travel costs low. Now, with mineral oil fuelled cars under pressure on price and pollution, air-powered vehicles are finally becoming a concrete product. Luxembourg-based Motor Development International (MDI) in conjunction with New Zealand's IndraNet Technologies, is releasing an AIRPod air-run car in France, the Netherlands and New Zealand in 2009, as a pilot-run for a hoped-for Europe-wide launch. This is one of four basic models, which ...
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