"We tested the car and it ran quite well"
-Michael Baltierra, ABC News reporter
~ MDI's Compressed-Air Cars! ~
(this is a "fan" page only, this is not an official MDI site)
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Above: MDI Founder Guy Negre with
MiniCAT at Paris Car Show.

NEW! Driving on Air in Forbes Magazine profiles
Guy Negre and MDI's Air Car (May 2008)

NEW: MDI PICTURES!
NEW:
  • Zero-Pollution Car Coming to U.S. possibly as early as 2010! (BusinessWeek.com)
  • Feb 2008 BBC article on MDI
    Tata, India's Largest car-maker
    invests $27 million in MDI (Feb 2007)

    Are Hybrid Cars Full Of Hot Air?
    BBC Reports on MDI's Air Car (Jan 2008)

    Time Magazine: MDI's Aircar is among
    The Best Inventions Of The Year

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    Media Coverage: Highlights: MDI Sites:
    bullet Beyond Tomorrow 8 min video Energy: 90m3 air @ 300 Bar Official MDI site: www.MDI.lu
    bullet Riding on Air Newsweek (scanned) Car Weight: 720kg MDI's official USA hub:
    ZeroPollutionMotors.us
    France to unveil air-powered car (BBC)     Recharge: 3 mins @ air-station! ZevCat MDI for
    West Coast of USA.
    TidePool.org Great Survey Article/comparisons Recharge: 4 hrs @ home (electric) MDI on Wikipedia
    WIRED (2003) & CNN/Money: Jules Verne? Cost: $12,000-16,000depending on model AirCars in general on Wikipedia.
    bullet 2007: Major investment in MDI
         see also here     		Urban Range: 120mi (higher w/solar panels)
    Non-urban: 50mi on air >800mi w/dual energy     		Other links will be added..
     
    Above specs are for CityCAT as of a few years ago; improvements continue beyond these!
    Air released by exhaust is cleaner than ambient air (having gone through filters) ; Max speed was 60mph ; now is: 69mph

    Bi-Energy version coming soon (top speed 96mph; 848 mi range; 106 mpg equiv; .0158 lbs/mile CO2)



    New images!
    Charging MDI directly with renewable
    Wind/Solar/Hydro – click here


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    Move Over Corncobs, These Guys Run on Air New York Times, Oct 2007
    • Alternative power sources: An engine that runs on air Oct 2007
    • MDI's car a "Good Idea" for Guam -- will "Politicos" Reject it?
    • OneCAT models from MDI 100km zero-pollution range in $4,000-$5,500 vehicle (added late 2007)
    • New Article & Videos Galore at EcoGeek (May 2007)
    • New Air-Car Ready for Mass Production Fill-up is just $2 (May 2007, Yahoo)
    • On TV MDI's in Air car featured in 8 minute video on Indianpad.com (Posted Feb 2007)
      Also posted 2006 on YouTube: "Beyond Tomorrow" on MDI and earlier version in 18 second clip
    • Jan 2005 Telegraph article

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    French-English discussion forums (independent of, but about) MDI aircar
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    New: OneCAT cars


    Below: the four models of CityCAT (Compressed Air Technology) cars:

    MDI Family Car model MDI Van model
    MDI Taxi model MDI Pickup model>
    High-pressure Refill station High-pressure Refill station
    Cars can be recharged in ~5 hours by plugging into regular electric outlet
    or in 3 minutes using high-pressure refilling stations pictured above
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    LINKS:
    Thefuture.net.nz New Zealand site covers both MDI and decentralized energy and communications
    MotorDeAire.comAircar producer no longer with MDI working i Spain/Portugal and other regions;
    English-language page of the above TheAirCar.com

    Disclaimers: We are not associated with Guy Negre's MDI and have no financial stake in MDI. There is no guarantee this technology with meet all of its expectations, nor, even if it does, that it will be commercially successful. We have no interest in debating nay-sayers. This site is merely to advertise what MDI is trying to achieve, which, in our view, is ecologically and socially very positive, exciting, and in our view, has an excellent chance of success. We encourage you to research MDI via the above links, and if supported by your conclusions, to support MDI by i) investing (solely at your own risk), ii) forwarding information to other investors, and/or iii) sharing information with the general public. If you are interested in possibly buying a car from MDI, you may, without any obligation register here. Finally, at your own risk only, potential investors can read this and can send for more information by clicking on there geographical region on the map. (See the fascinating links at the top first!)

    -This page was set up around 2003, and updated since, by an MDI fan from the Yahoo MDI discussion forum, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mdiaircar with advice/feedback from that group. (See also AirPoweredVehicles group)

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