Frenchman Gi Negre who during several years developed the original concept of the automobile on compressed air, seems to receive good chance of a batch production. Company where Negre works - Motor Development International (MDI) has signed the cooperation agreement with the Indian autobuilding giant Tata.
The Indian company is going to apply Frenchman’s idea - probably, having put on a line the city minibus MiniCAT created by MDI.
With the length of 2,65 meters the vehicle has width of 1,62 meters, and may place three persons. MiniCAT weighs only 750 kg. And its maximal speed - 110 kilometers per hour.
Oil change is required only every 50 thousand kilometers. The vehicle is equipped with electronic access system with a noncontact card and the conditioner which works on a free cold air from the car engine.
At the factory in France MDI is going to make the whole line of air autos (at a price of $11 thousand) and simultaneously to organize their production in India. About preparation of car production in France Negre says long ago. It is possible, that the business really will move from a dead point after joining to the project of the Indian industrialists.