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#1 OFFLINE   Humpty

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Posted 05 June 2008 - 06:19 PM

Woody, if you read this it may be worth waiting a bit before deciding on buying the Mazda RX8.

Nowhere as nice or half as much grunt but those oil companies will be squirming.

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BBC News is reporting that a French company has developed a pollution-free car which runs on compressed air. India's Tata Motors has the car under production and it may be on sale in Europe and India by the end of the year.

The air car, also known as the Mini-CAT or City Cat, can be refueled in minutes from an air compressor at specially equipped gas stations and can go 200 km on a 1.5 euro fill-up -- roughly 125 miles for $3. The top speed will be almost 70 mph and the cost of the vehicle as low as $7000.

The car features a fibreglass body and a revolutionary electrical system and is completely computer-controlled. It is powered by the expansion of compressed air, using no combustion at all, and the exhaust is entirely clean and cool enough for use in the internal air conditioning system.
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Posted 05 June 2008 - 07:40 PM

Get yourself a BIG bicycle pump, and you can drive around for free. :D

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Posted 06 June 2008 - 02:11 PM

Very interesting....that is some amazing technology.

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Posted 07 June 2008 - 09:28 AM

View PostDennisD, on Jun 5 2008, 07:40 PM, said:

Get yourself a BIG bicycle pump, and you can drive around for free. :D

Around where I live at the Gas stations they have signs that say "Free Air" :lol:.

Get one of those cars.. and I don't have to pay for the air B).