The first commercial car to be powered by compressed air looks set to hit the production lines, as Indian automaker Tata Motors prepares to build ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre's design. The City Cat runs on nothing but compressed air -- which can be refueled at "air stations," and overnight using a built-in compressor -- with a not too shabby top speed of 68MPH and a range of 125 miles. The Air Car designers are working on a hybrid version that can compress air while it's operating, potentially making cross-India journeys possible: Toyota Prius, eat your hybrid heart out. However whats with the design? call me a shallow aesthetic snob but whats wrong with making it a little bit more attractive? Anyway a leap forward in a ever depleting fossil fuel world I think you will agree.
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