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Old 31-05-2007, 06:25 PM   #1
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Default India’s Air Powered Contraption

An Indian Company called MDI has partnered with India’s Tata, the sub-continents largest automaker to produce the first practical air powered automobile. The company claims on its website that it has invested fourteen years of research to develop an engine that could possibly save us from what Dubya calls our oil addiction.
A team headed by Engineer Guy Negre and ex Formula one Engineer has developed the engine that quite possibly could holds the promise of fuel free motoring without giving up range and convenience of the automobile, as we know it. Guy also developed the W engine before Volkswagen Automobiles high-end W engines. His W engine featured a revolving valve system and was premiered at the FPI (French Petroleum Institute).

The technological magazine online publication Popular Mechanics says the prototypes can hit 68 mph and have a range of 125 miles making them quite practical for city use. A hybrid version increases the range to over 2000 Kilometers or 1,242.742384475 miles.

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