Like every ting else will not hit market, not becase its not ready but some large intrest money hungry and peroliame markets dont wank it out to the public. maybe some day in india get to see the car but abrod dont think so.

August 2011 update: still nothing. MDI has announced several production dates, but they have all come and gone without any start to the production. MDI has removed the "news" section from their website, perhaps to remove these earlier announcements of production target dates. It does not appear that MDI will deliver any cars this year. As always, the expected production is "next year" -- just as it has been every year since 2000.

Compressed Air Car is really of big help to us. It has zero pollution with a very low running costs since it is only powered solely by air, or combination of air and gasoline,or diesel, or ethanol. There are already lots of auto parts for compressed air cars so no worry if you are planning to convert your cars into compressed air.

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No word from Tata. The word from MDI is as always: production "next year". As MDI has done repeatedly, they got right up to the point where they had promised to start selling the minicat in late 2008, then it disappeared. Production date unknown. They announced yet another model, the AirPod. Production in 2010. Same story as almost every year since 2000.

Although 3000psi sounds dangerous, the design of the carbon-fibre tank makes it impossible for it to explode in the normal sense. I am certainly far happier at the thought of sitting in a vehicle above a tank of high pressure compressed air instead of 50 litres of explosive fuel. Yes it does take power to compress air, and there are losses involved, but there are also losses when charging an electric battery, and that will be much slower than filling a tank with compressed air, which should cost no more than 2GBP. Even if it cost 4GBP, that's still cheap for 150 miles of driving.

Unfortunately, compressed air cars are too good to be true. There are still many problems with the technology, at least the MDI compressed air car has many problems that do not look like being resolved very soon. The pressure used in the air tanks is dangerous, and the range is very unimpressive. Those who claim to be on the verge of putting this technology into production are lying.

you don't need that much energy to compress air... And it can be spread out to take as much as four hours at home... but only a few minutes at the air pump at a gas station. But just watch how much air will cost when these hit the road. I envision $10 to use the air compressor. At least we will be able to refuel at home. That's something that, if we had it now, no one would want to give it up.

forgot to mention in the above message that the man's name was Theron Bupp. Knew his brother real well.

Souunds like Jim is going to be right. accordingto the above statement, this car will not be released now. when 6 months ago it was all developed and going on sale in India within the year. NOW IT ISNT WORKING????? OIL COMPANIES?about30 years ago a man from Alma Michigan U.S.A. make a motor that ran on perpetular motion. This motor was set to be built in Clare MI. by a small factory that was there at that time. It never happened!! and no more was ever heard about it.Some say that General Motors bought him out,dont know. Just know that it was there then it wasen't

This is the best idea ever!! Its just what U.S.A.'s general Motors need, no gas, no pollution, Wonderful!! get GM to build it. it will solve their money problum and all. some people woun't like the looks of it but when they see how noce it is to drive around when they are paying $4.00 a gal. for gas they will come around, If its not priced to high. IF TTITS USED TO GET GROCERYS or ntake the kids to school, or what ever. Its Wonderful !! just what the world needs

This car will never be released. Oil companies will never allow this. That is the truth behind this car. You think they will allow this when it means the end of their oil empire?? Think about it. They have more power than you think.

Do you really think this kind of cars can change anything ? I do not see the interest of a low-efficient electric car (because you need a lot of electricity to compress air) when there are some more efficients electrics cars, and when your electricity come from fuel and coal. I think it would be more intelligent to focus on fuel efficiency than on this kind of petty tricks.

Well, its a shame that Tata Motors has ruled out a launch in the near future. I, along with may other Indians (Bangaloreans in particular) was hoping that our pollution levels would at last go on the decline. However, with the Tatas pushing the Nano which is petrol driven, I am not even sure I will be alive to see the MiniCAT.

It is a damn shame that the big three havent signed on to compressed air technology. who knows mabey TATA MOTORS an MDI can buy toyota an GM and start producingair powered cars this could possibley save 7 billion $ a year on imported oil. so please send your cars to america and open up a plant here aswell we need the jobs

Since before year 2000, the air car has always been "production next year, or maybe the year after that". Tata's announcement is in keeping with this tradition. The MDI press release about the agreement with Tata said that production cars would be available in 2008. As many times before, MDI was either overly optimistic, or purposely misleading in an attempt to gain more investment money.

tata motor is ruling the motor vehicle world for years.it's nano car is that operation/apprpach which will give a car in common people's hand.it is launching land rover & jaguar in india & planning to make air car.