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Compressed Air car - better than electric IMHO!

Owen · 2011-09-09 11:40:19

French company making butt ugly prototypes of cars which run on compressed air, fed into a modified 4 cylinder engine. Does 110kph, and has a range of 200 kms. They're also planning a hybrid with a small petrol air compressor inside, and they say one small tank of fuel with the petrol compressor would get a car across…

09-09-2011 11:40am

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French company making butt ugly prototypes of cars which run on compressed air, fed into a modified 4 cylinder engine. Does 110kph, and has a range of 200 kms. They're also planning a hybrid with a small petrol air compressor inside, and they say one small tank of fuel with the petrol compressor would get a car across Australia. About 2 euro in electricity to fill it up too.

Best bit? Sounds like an actual car too! Pity they can't make it look like something half normal though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm8RCww3cUY

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#2 09-09-2011 11:59am

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Wow those are weird looking! the MPV versions in particular.... I'd try one before i'd try a prius though.

Also why must all these new small car ideas and eco car ideas look odd or generally horrible in some way?

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