Minicat Compressed Air Vehicle (Air Car) - with Cyril Negre

Catvolution.com visited MDI.lu in Nice, France in June 2008. The purpose of the visit was to get more facts and information from MDI about the Minicat compressed air vehicle (air car).

Please note that I am not a professional audio-visual technician or interviewer. I am not interested in arguing the quality of the audio, video, my voice, the questions I asked or anything else unrelated to the cars.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• air
• car
• MDI
• Minicat
• Cyril
• Negre
• interview
• green
• technology
• environmental
• friendly
• engine
• compressed
• emissions

[kreator83adam]

Sell them in Eastern Europe PLZ!!! :)

By the way I have a question about petrol-bi-fuel version.

The engine is STIRLING engine?

I don't imagine diffrient engine which have more efficiency using oil.

[CATvolution]

No, I'm pretty sure it isn't a Sterling engine. the fuel is used to heat the air before it goes into the engine.

[CATvolution]

The Onecat (not road legal in North America) goes for $5k-$6k, the North American model (Citycat) 4-door 6-seater sedan will sell for $18k-$20k.

[iamkion132]

Thanks for the response. I've been following the air car and related technologies for awhile now and I'm glad to see them finally coming to market. Two more quick questions: Why isn't eh citycat not road legal (too small of engine?) and have the found a way to deal with colder weather for the engines running solely on air? I live in a colder state and would like to have an Aircar but they don't perform that well in cold weather from what I've read.

[CATvolution]

it's the onecat that isn't road legal, but could be used as non-highway transporters, like golf carts (an extra market for them). the citycats will be road legal, as they will be designed to the safety regulations.

the heating chamber will remove any problems that cold climates may create.

man, i totally can't wait for them... i'll take mine now please! lol

[rich2468]

Can i just ask, do you know the CC of this engine? in england the higher the CC, generally the more you pay for insurance. i was just wondering if you knew its CC? please tell me anything else if you can about this :) thanks

[CATvolution]

wow... good question. I really have no idea, but it's not a gas engine so the rules might be completely different.

it should be lower than a comparable gas/diesel engine, but your gas/oil change savings will easily make up and insurance difference.

8-)

[svaciny]

@kreator83adam Horse pulling Trabant or Dacia is nearly 0 emissions!

[ZAPI2003]

I want one in ARGENTINA PLEASE !!!! I would like to buy one.

[OldTimeyJunk]

Why havn't these caught on? Are they even selling them anymore?

[fizzguts]

@megabassX And it would increase the range by a couple of hundred feed. Do the numbers and stop wasting electrons

[fizzguts]

@babaglee "I remember the initial cars " You are imagining things. No cars have ever been sold. The best test result released by MDI was 7.22km

[babaglee]

This is another example of Oil cartel suppression. I remember the initial cars were 6 seaters with a range of 1000km's and a top speed of 160km/hr. cost $18,000usa.

This is market manipulation. Release these now and cash in on the improvements they already have later. Us consumers are being manipulated and ripped off again as the earths atmosphere quickly dies and our children suffer from a polluted atmosphere smothered in oil.

[megabassX]

Yow can use solar panels (on the roof or a solar mini trailer) to heat the air, so get beter range

[frozenhell98]

Nobody will ever buy this.

[SrMarceloAl]

Eu quero um desses...!!!!

[megabassX]

When can y buy the MimiCAT and for what cost in Romania, S-E Europe, plus what is the actual range of the car ? y want one as soon as posible.