Is there a technology to run automobiles (cars, trucks etc) on Compressed Air?

Question

Is there a technology to run automobiles (cars, trucks etc) on Compressed Air?

Answer 1

yes. There are several car companies building compressed air cars.  The first model in the USA is expected to be released in 2010.

Answer 2

" BBC News is reporting that a French company has developed a pollution-free car which runs on compressed air. India's Tata Motors has the car under production and it may be on sale in Europe and India by the end of the year.

The air car, also known as the Mini-CAT or City Cat, can be refueled in minutes from an air compressor at specially equipped gas stations and can go 200 km on a 1.5 euro fill-up -- roughly 125 miles for $3. The top speed will be almost 70 mph and the cost of the vehicle as low as $7000.

The car features a fibreglass body and a revolutionary electrical system and is completely computer-controlled. It is powered by the expansion of compressed air, using no combustion at all, and the exhaust is entirely clean and cool enough for use in the internal air conditioning system. "

Answer 3

French compressed air car set for take-off in India

http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/id...

Answer 4

yes in fact there is. a company in france is about to hit the market with an air car. basically you use a steam engine where you eliminate the steam as the power for the engine, and use compressed air instead. there are a few issues with the car, mostly being the lack of range and the lack of stations to fill a compressed air tank to the required pressure levels, and the air tanks themselves.

Answer 5

How do you compress the air? It just wouldn't be practical. Years ago you could buy little model aeroplane motors that ran on compressed air, I don't know if you still can, but you needed a lot of air for a tiny motor.