What have you heard about the car in France that runs on air pressure?

Question

What have you heard about the car in France that runs on air pressure?

Answer 1

This sounds like one of those perpetual motion machines. IF you had to fill a tank to start with where would the energy come from to pressurize the air? I haven't heard of it but it sounds like a crock.

Answer 2

I have heard nothing of it. Would it come with an air pump or run on atmospheric air pressure? If the latter, would it go to the top of high hills?

Answer 3

All cars run on 'air pressure'.  The internal combustion engine is nothing more than an air pump that relies on internal pressures to combust fuel and run efficiently.  It takes it in with the intake  and shoots it right back out with the exhaust.  

Air pressure as a fuel though?  I've never heard of it (that doesn't mean anything though) but I'd imagine it'd be pretty new technology and if it's working, that we'd have heard of it by now.

Answer 4

http://www.theaircar.com/

unfortunatly he has been promising this for well over 5 years.

there seem to be some real problems storing the amount of energy required.

the distributed manufacturing idea is probably better than the car.

Answer 5

i thought that applied to the people

Answer 6

You mean the MiniCAT? Its the coolest thing alternative vehicle

I've seen by far. A car that can actually hit 50 that doesn't burn a

thing is so appealing to me. It must be wicked expensive though.

Answer 7

Not much but they seem to be tying up with some company here in India to build such a car. It sounds pretty good but need to see if it really works.