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Car runs on Compressed Air

submitted by eric3579

1 decade 6 years 11 months ago

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After fourteen years of reserch and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to CAT vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages. With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.
As well, the application of the MDI engine in other areas, outside the automotive sector, opens a multitude of possibilities in nautical fields, co-generation, auxiliary engines, electric generators groups, etc. Compressed air is a new viable form of power that allows the accumulation and transport of energy. MDI is very close to initiating the production of a series of engines and vehicles. The company is financed by the sale of manufacturing licences and patents all over the world.

5 Comments

Constitutional_Patriot

Interesting, they estimate a $3.26 per 90 Miles fill up compared to about $10 worth of gas with a 3 min. fill up at a station.

I always wondered why this technology wasn't married with compressed hydrogen fuel engines. instant 100 mile range boost.

I believe it doesn't work for hydrogen as "compressed hydrogen" is really hard to keep around - it leaks out the bottle. Most of the hydrogen transportation techs that were long-range were based on binding the hydrogen in something that would keep it in the container...

You know... like binding a bunch of hydrogens to a convenient chain of carbons as a transport medium, say about 8 carbons long... (haha)

pollution free! They are filled with air compressed with immaculate electricity.

transporter says...

yeah you still have to power the compression station or whatever, but it focuses all (most) the polution on a point source which is more easily cleaned/filtered/dealt with than a million sources of pollution. still it doesn't really work outside city use, but it would be good for cabs. last time i checked Mexico city bought a shit ton of these things. anyhow, we'll probably just get ethanol in the states since hydrogen will never come into play and we don't just drive in the city so compressed air is out. we really should go back to electricity, though.

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