February 22, 2008

Air-Powered Car Coming to U.S. in 2009 to 2010 at Sub-$18,000, Could Hit 1000-Mile Range


And while ZPM is also licensed to build MDI’s two-seater OneCAT economy
model (the one headed for India) and three-seat MiniCAT (like a
SmartForTwo without the gas), the New Paltz, N.Y., startup is aiming
bigger: Company officials want to make the first air-powered car to hit
U.S. roads a $17,800, 75-hp equivalent, six-seat modified version of
MDI’s CityCAT (pictured above) that, thanks to an even more radical
engine, is said to travel as far as 1000 miles at up to 96 mph with
each tiny fill-up.


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