Eco-Transportation- MDI Air Pod
Written by Cathy on May 27, 2009 – 12:38 pm -Welcome back!
I love this car Air Pod Car- 2 meters long and 1.6 meters wide. Holds 3.5 people. Top Speed should be 70 Km/h
Can’t wait til they get here in the states- no more Hummers, SUV’s, we might be able to find parking!
MDI stands for Motor Development International. The Air Pod runs on air.
From a performance perspective, the MDI Air Pod has a 6kW air powered engine that produces zero emissions 100% of the time (0g CO2/km). MDI claims the maximum speed of the Air Pod is between 60-70 km/h (37.5 – 43.8 mph). MDI indicates that they will be able to sell the Air Pod for about EUR 6,000, and that the range on a full air tank is between 180 to 200 km (112.5 to 125 miles).
The Air Pod car is recharged in less than two minutes off a high pressure air reservoir and MDI has calculated that the car energy costs are 1 Euro per 200 km or approximately 1 U.S. dollar per 100 miles at the current exchange rate.
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Posted in Transportation | 3 Comments »
By Lisa on Jan 17, 2010 | Reply
Whoa, where would I get one?
Wouldn’t it be here by now? (This was posted about a year and a half ago – and I saw another post for the same thing, which was posted over 2 years ago, and said it would be here by 2010 (last year). …I’m getting really disappointed- I really like this idea and I want one, hah.)
By Cathy on Jan 17, 2010 | Reply
Wish I could tell you, it keeps coming up although.
By Apple Pie Order on Jan 21, 2010 | Reply
I’d be interested to get a little more information about this as well. I do know that with new vehichles like these, there are countless hoops that the manufacturer has to jump through before they can even be sold.