The Worlds First Car Powered By Compressed Air.

A Development that I've been keeping an eye on since the late 1998 is a company called MDI, now established in Spain the business was established in France by an inventor named Guy Negre who's background in the car racing business supplied his inspiration.

MDI has created a high performance Auto mobile that runs completely on compressed air technology. In comparison to traditional gas powered engines, the compressed air based technology is infinitely superior in regards to energy used and thermodynamics.

More information regarding the MDI Air Car:

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.

The AirCar by MDI despite reports to the contrary, compare very well to hybrid, electric and the still unavailable hydrogen powered cars. The AirCar is reasonably priced, has a good range of driving distance before needed a fill-up, and it's environmental efficiency compares positively to other so-called eco-cars. They are easy to drive, uncomplicated, inexpensive and reduce the environmental footprint over standard autos, significantly.

MDI projects to manufacture 2 variations -- a 3 seater compact named the Minicat which will retail for approximately $9,850 and a 6 person sedan with a cost of $16,000 known as Citycat. The AirCar is secure, reliable doesn't emit pollutants, doesn't run on a fuel source that can blow up, plus it's non-polluting and in a price range that makes sense.

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 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 power plants will be available with 2, 4 and 6 cylinders, once the air tanks are discharged the driver will be able to alternate between fuel mode, thanks to the car's on board data processor.

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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