First Car Running on Compressed Air

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Emitting only a breeze of fresh air might seem like a dream, but it's the latest invention by French engineer Guy Negre. He estimates the new vehicle will cost about 4,000 Euros and travel a maximum speed of about 93 miles per hour. As a former Formula one motor racing engineer, Negre strongly believes he is introducing the car of the future to the market — he's hoping by the beginning of 2010. According to Negre, his engine is twice as efficient as regular cars, using up to 60 percent of its capacity, and offers a zero-pollution vehicle suitable for urban driving. [Guy Negre, French Inventor & Engineer]: "Some experts say there are 400 thousand deaths in Europe, due to traffic pollution. So our ways with cars in cities will have to change completely, so we will need clean cars, I think one day or another, polluting cars will be banned from cities, which means there will be only electric cars left, and ours." The car's engine will move the pistons using pressurized air. The engine, topped by an electric motor, emits only fresh air out of an almost frozen exhaust pipe. Some experts, however, are skeptical. [Daniel Favrat, Industrial Science Expert]: "The major challenge is that pressurized air has a very weak energetic capacity. If you take a small car with 40 liters of capacity with normal fuel, that equals, with air pressurized at 300 bars, only two deciliters of petrol. So you see the extraordinary challenge to produce such vehicles. That's why I'm personally a little skeptical." In its current design, Favrat argues, the car does not meet modern security standards, which require heavy materials.

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[Topazman12]

Instead of arguing and waiting for so called approvals, just build one for the customers.

[funnypoetbob]

If we all had these cars the cash we would all globally save on petrol we would all be spending on other things this would put global economy right. And help the environment with zero emissions. But as usual the politicians and the petrol companies are just way to greedy to allow this to ever happen. They could mass produce the cars and make their cash from that as motorbikes light aircraft boats the list is endless

[SavaBG0]

I think that they should try and make the "future" cars are a lil' better looking, cause from what i've seen so far = ugly boxes, future ain't bright!

[FadoDeo4444]

@20Edgar08 In that case; we could just make electric cars and only change our generating methods.

[20Edgar08]

The only thing wrong about this car is that it takes alot of electrical energy to compress air. This wouldnt be a problem if we could make electricity in a more "green" and non polluting way like wind and solar systems.

[AnglesM888]

We have the tecknologi to turn these cars to Free Energi mashines. With some Brushless motors in the wells you could produce enough energi so that you never have to stop for air. I do believe that it is possible. The problem is To much Greed and Corruption at the top. And to many ignorence by people who should have protect people Like the polotishens!!!

[fizzguts]

@zippie63 "I was thinking" No you weren't if you were you would realize you have just made a complete arse of yourself in public

[mladen83db]

this is great invention but design SUCK BALLS :D