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September 30, 2003

A lot of hot air?

We've had engines powered by petrol, diesel, ethanol and solar power, so why not one propelled by air? Motor Developpement International (http://www.mdi.lu/), a Luxembourg company, has a design for one, and hopes to distribute model fleets of them within the next year, according to Wired News. The car runs entirely on a stream of compressed air delivered to a two-stroke engine. Money is the crunch - the people who want the technology are not necessarily the ones who can afford to pay. Even at 300,000 euros to get a license to develop the car, it might be cheaper than implementing the Kyoto Protocol. Read the full story at http://www.wired.com/news/autotech/0,2554,60427,00.html/wn_ascii. Posted by belinda at September 30, 2003 09:45 AM
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