A company that I have been following since the late 90’s is a company call MDI, now based in Spain the company was founded in France by an inventor called Guy Negre who’s background in the Auto Racing industry provided his inspiration.
MDI has created a high performance Automobile 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.
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An overview of the AirCar
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.
Different than electric automobiles or hydrogen powered automobiles, the AirCar is not expensive and don’t possess a restrained distance range. MDI automobiles are low-priced and have a performance grade that compares favourably with current measures. To summarise, they are non-expensive cars that have a very small environmental footprint and are simple to get about cities in.
The AirCar is safe, dependable does not cause pollution, does not have fuel that can explode, it’s not toxic and it’s also very affordable. The company plans to make two versions — a three-seat compact called the Minicat priced at $9,850 and a six-seat sedan for $16,000 called Citycat.
The workings of the AirCar, include an electrical pump that squeezes air into a storage tank. The air successively pumps pistons that bring the automobile up to 70 mph. The automobile can journey 50 miles at top speed on a entire tank, and further at lower speeds. They are already working on models with greater range, as well as hybrid models that combine other energy sources to provide for unlimited range. They are slightly pricier but accomplish higher speeds and longer distances by operating on a combination of compressed air and standard gas or bio-fuels gained from natural matter. MDI says the air-only models meet the requirements of virtually all urban drivers, that average merely
11 miles a day.
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The single energy power plants 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 dual energy engine, alternatively, has been developed as much for the city as the open road and will be available in all MDI automobiles. The power plants will function entirely on compressed air when it is running under 50 km/h in cities. Though once the car is used outside cities at speeds over 50 km/h, the engines will change over to fuel mode. The engine will be able to use gas, gas oil, bio diesel, liquidized gas, ecological fuel, 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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