The title says it all.
We used to have car
running on water (H20),
however car running on
air? That sounds like
something in the science
fiction movie, but well
it is very true now.
CAT
stands for Compressed
Air Technologies.
The engine is designed
by ex-Formula One
engineer Guy Negre and
after 14 years of
research and development
by MDI ( Moteur
Development
International), now
driver can have full
tank of air at USD2.00,
and it can go all the
way to 125 miles
(roughly the distance
from Penang to Kuala
Lumpur) at 68 mph (~100
kmh). All you need to
refill is a gas station
with custom air
compressor unit. By the
way, if you are
wondering, the answer is
no, you can’t use the
air compressor pump for tyres at local gas
station.
With its
light-weight,
glued-together
fiberglass construction,
it might not do well in
the crash test and
considering the attitude
of our drivers on the
road it might be
unadvisable to pit it
against our fellow Mat Rempits.
Compressed air is a new
viable form of power that
allows the accumulation and
transport of energy.
Unfortunately we won’t
be seeing this in
Malaysia though (it will
be available in Germany,
South Africa and Isreal),
at the current gas price
of RM1.92 per-litre, I
wish I have one of this
car handy when I need
it.
More information on this
amazing technology can
be found
here.
Locally we have our own
research and development
on engines running on
oil palms, and the last
time I read the
paper, the engine is
sort of successful (at
least this is what these
scientists claimed).
Well, lets get it to
production as soon as
possible, and fit it on
a Proton. This could
somehow boost up the
Proton name to the
world, after a dismay
report of RM591 million
lost.
Malaysia Boleh! Malaysia
Boleh!
