Looks like a truly innovative car is finally going to hit the market. The Air Car should hit markets in europe and India by next summer. It, of course, won't be sold in the U.S. Ostensibly, the reason is that the car doesn't meet safety requirements. I would like to see this company take the route some other ultra-light alternative car designs have taken and just remove a wheel and register it as a motorcycle, which have much lower safety requirements.
Now it's not quite right to call compressed air a new fuel for cars, because electric cars already exist and more than likely the fuel used to compress the air will be electricity. The technology will be a huge boon to emissions, however. This design will truly reduce emissions in India where small city vehicles are most often fueled by two-stroke diesel engines, which are atrocious from an air pollution standpoint.
Also, this style of fuel as well as the vehicle itself is very economical, which will encourage its use. I'd like to see this thing take off, and show some serious improvements in air quality in its wake. Time will tell.
Enjoy the beginnings of diversification in basic needs technologies,
Bp
UPDATE: Just barely posted this and already I've found an update that suggests within 2 years or so there will be an air car design available in the U.S. with a possible 1,000-mile range. It's still being developed, and uses a dual-fuel system but promises extreme increases in fuel efficiency and range over standard internal combustion cars.
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