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It's a cool idea. However, the commentary written under the video is complete bull crap. This is not a new concept, and the U.S. oil companies, banks, and media are not trying to stiffle it. In fact, pre-orders from one company are available and the cars will begin delivery in 2009 or 2010. Although to start with, those cars will be hybrids (gasoline engine/compressed air engine), and are estimated to get over 100 mpg. They are in direct competition and a likely candidate to win the Automotive X Prize, an award for developing and selling the first 100+ MPG vehicle.

CNN has done a report on this car, and so has Popular Mechanics. As this car gets closer to reality and delivery date, expect to see a lot more info pop up.

If this car actually does what is expected, the bailout plan for the big 3 automakers won't be enough. They had better get on this now and start developing their own models using compressed air engines.
 
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Who are you referring to. Can you post a link?
 
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Here is the company that is importing them to the U.S., called ZPM. They are from the French MDI parent company: http://www.zeropollutionmotors.com/

Here is the Popular Mechanics article: http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4251491.html

Here is the CNN article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/08/08/air.car/index.html

And here is the XPrize page for the Auto industry. There is also a link on this page showing the registered contestants. MDI is one of them with their compressed air vehicle: http://www.progressiveautoxprize.org/
 
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Watched a special about alternative fuels and such or might of been cars of the future but it had an entire segment on the compressed air cars.

This was a few years ago.
 
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