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Compressed-Air Cars Planned for Airport Test, US Launch
The idea of using compressed air to propel a passenger car has been kicking around tech circles for years. Now, Luxembourg's Motor Development International SA (MDI) may have the first viable angle to launching a first wave of air cars: airport transportation. Behold the AirPod, a four-wheel, multipassenger minicar set to be built in Nice, France. It's one of the brainchildren of Guy Nègre, a former aeronautics and Formula One engineer who's been messing around with compressed-air technology in passenger cars for nearly two decades.
11.19.2008 at 09:20pm - Comment by knockoutman24I understand about all the uses of compressed air cars, but I wanna know where we could refuel it.
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