The Possibilities of Automobiles Powered By Air!

One fascinating project I have been keeping tabs on since the late 1990's is a company founded in France but now based in Spain by the name of MDI. Founded by a former race car technician named Guy Negre who's impetus for his invention came from his background in racing.

MDI has produced a fantastic motorcar that operates 100% on compressed air engineering. When compared to traditional gasoline powered power plants, the compressed air founded technology is immeasurably better in relation to energy expended and thermodynamics.

An overview of the AirCar:

The technology for an air-powered motor has been around for a number of years however Mr Negre has perfected it and readied it to be fully commercialized on a worldwide scale. The 2 main benefits of this technology are fuel savings for the driver, and the beneficial environmental impact it will have could be astounding. It seems that these Air-Powered racers are ready to take the world by storm.

Different than electric automobiles or hydrogen powered automobiles, the AirCar is not expensive and don't possess a restrained distance range. MDI automobiles are low-priced and have a performance grade that compares favourably with current measures. To summarise, they are non-expensive cars that have a very small environmental footprint and are simple to get about cities in.

The MDI AirCar operates on a safe fuel source(compressed air) that doesn't pose a fire or explosive hazard, does not emit toxic gases and hydrocarbons, is fun to drive and reliable. They plan to release 2 versions initially, a 6 passenger sedan call the CityCat for $16,000 and a smaller 3 seat commuter-car for around $10,000

The operations of the AirCar, include an electrical pump that forces air into a tank. The air in turn move pistons that take the vehicle up to 70 mph. The vehicle can travel 50 miles at the greatest speed on a full tank, and much farther if travelling at more reasonable levels. They're currently developing models that have even greater distance capabilities, and also hybrid versions that meld additional energy options to allow for for limitless range. They're somewhat costlier but attain higher levels of speed and greater range by running on a combination of compressed air and regular gasoline or bio-fuels derived from organic matter. MDI says the air-only versions satisfy the demands of almost all urban drivers, that drive shorter distances each day.

The air-only engines will be equipped on both Minicats and Citycats. These automotive powerplants have been formulated for city driving, where the top speed is around 50k. It is already shown that polluting automobiles will be illegal in cities, there are instances of this in several places, such as London, where if you want to drive a gas powered car, you must ante up a fee.

All MDI automobiles will have the option of being equipped with a hybrid engine, which has been added so the vehicle can be driven longer distances as well as city driving. When the car is taken out of the city at speeds over 50km/h the engine will switch over to the fuel burning source, but when in a city driving below 50, it will work exclusively on air. The dual source engine will be able to use gasoline, diesel, ethanol or alcohol as it's combustion source.

The cars on-board computer will detect when the air engine is running out of fuel and switch to the alternative fuel source for the 2, 4, or 6 cylinder engines.

Environmental benefits? On the Air-Only models the only exhaust output through the tailpipe is hot air?

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