A Car that Runs on Compressed Air? Air Powered Autos
Though it sounds like hot air at first sight, a number of technology companies have actually tried their hands at developing automobile engines that run on compressed air.
How does this technology work?
The car engine works on what is called Compressed Air Technology System (CATS). In this technology, a stroke engine is supplied compressed air that has been stored under high pressures in specially designed tanks. The expansion of the compressed air drives the piston and the crankshaft to create movement that is then transferred to the wheels of the automobiles.
And what do you do when the compressed air runs out? Well, you get it replenished from what are called roadside air stations, or by just plug into your home's electricity socket to run the on-board air compressor that can compress the ambient / surrounding air and store it!
A company that has been in the forefront of the compressed air technology is the French company MDI (Moteur Developpment Internationale) which has successfully developed such engines and has been testing them in a number of cars
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