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How Would Our Environment Respond To Air-Powered Cars?

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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.

The product line they have created is a line of Automobiles that run 100% on air! Sounds hard to believe I know but many demonstrations have been held, and video footage abounds. Compared to traditional polluting gasoline cars, the possibility for lessening the environmental footprint from driving a car is astounding.

An overview of the AirCar:

The engineering science that MDI vehicles function on is not new, as a matter of fact it had existed for a number of years. Compressed air engineering permits engines to become both non contaminating and frugal for it's user and the environment. Fully 10 years into R&D, MDI is poised to present its environmentally friendly automobiles to the marketplace.

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 workings of the AirCar, include an electrical pump that squeezes air into a storage tank. The air successively pumps pistons that bring the automobile up to 70 mph. The automobile can journey 50 miles at top speed on a entire tank, and further at lower speeds. They are already working on models with greater range, as well as hybrid models that combine other energy sources to provide for unlimited range. They are slightly pricier but accomplish higher speeds and longer distances by operating on a combination of compressed air and standard gas or bio-fuels gained from natural matter. MDI says the air-only models meet the requirements of virtually all urban drivers, that average merely 11 miles a day.

The single energy powerplants will be available in both Minicats and Citycats. These engines have been developed for urban center usage, where the upper limit speed is 50 km/h and where MDI thinks polluting will before long be forbidden. It is already conceivable to see cases of this in various places, such as London, where if you decide to go into the city center with gas powered automobiles, you must pay a fee.

The hybrid-type engine, has been created for the open road as well as for city driving, and will be available as an option in all MDI vehicles. The engines will run exclusively on air when driving below 50 km/h in urban centers. When the automobile is driven outside cities at rates over 50 km/h, the system will transition to fuel mode. The hybrid engine will operate on gasoline, bio fuel, bio diesel,ethanol, alcohol, etc.

Both engines will be equipped with 2, 4 and 6 cylinders, once the air tanks are emptied the driver will be able to alternate between fuel modes, as a result of the car's on board computer.

The cost to the Environment? According to MDI the only exhaust that pushes through of the tail pipe is cold air on the Air-only models.

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My Green Feat is dedicated to observing Environmental Footprint reduction, and finding methods to improve Global Warming Effects

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