This is actually a pretty promising technology. I don’t know too much about the inner workings but one factor that is key to the viability of this system is they have dramatically reduced the weight of the vehicle, which means look for it in compact offerings predominately. For the developing world this should be a very positive step in the right direction because it doesn’t rely on expensive technology and the infrastructure is easily built out.
An engineer has promised that within a year he will start selling a car in India that runs on compressed air, producing no emissions at all in towns.
[From BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | India's Tata backs air-power car]
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