We breathe it. Why not drive it?
Peugeot Citroen this week introduced a car that runs on air. The car manufacturer said the vehicle should be available by 2016.
"We're quite confident," company spokesman Jean-Baptiste Thomas told The Huffington Post on Wednesday.
Thomas said the company already had developed four of its "Hybrid Air" prototypes and driven them 12,000 miles.
The outward design of the car won't change much since the technology
can be fitted to current models. But under the body, the advances will
be a first, Thomas said. A hydraulic pump forces compressed air against
fluid that activates the wheels. (See the video above for a more
detailed look.) The pressure can regenerate within 10 seconds if a
motorist were to stop.
The Hybrid Air would enable a motorist to drive up to 50 minutes in city conditions without using any gas, Thomas told HuffPost.
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