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3. Zero Pollution Motors air-powered car
Who needs gasoline or even a battery when you have air? Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM), the U.S. licensee for Luxembourg’s MDI, is producing the AIRPod, described as the “first compressed air-powered car for sale in the United States.” According to a news release, to power the vehicle, cold air compressed in tanks to 300 times atmospheric pressure is heated and fed into the cylinders of a piston engine, similar to popping an inflated balloon with a pin. The makers said that users can refuel the car in three minutes at compressed-air station and costs less than $3, MarketWatch reported. The $10,000, 600-pound car reportedly hits a top-speed of 50 mph and has an 80-mile range. If all this seems familiar, you might have seen AIRPod enthusiasts Ethan Tucker and Pat Boone (yes the musician) pick up a $5 million investment for the car from Robert Herjavec on ABC’s Shark Tank. ZPM has attained rights to build the first of several modular plants in the U.S. to produce the AIRPod, and Hawaii is the anticipated location of the first production plant.
The idea of the AIRPod has been around for several years. Check out inventor and ex-Formula One engineer Guy Nègre show off the air-powered car in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RBl1LFUQ4c
4. The BMW i8
For something a little more stylish, BMW’s futuristic i8 was recently presented with the 2015 World Green Car Award, for its plug-in hybrid drive technology, its lightweight construction as well as its avant-garde design. The car claims to go from 0 to 60 in about 4.5 seconds, achieves more than 56 mpg for everyday commuting when the battery is fully charged and has an overall fuel consumption that’s about 50 percent better than conventionally powered sports cars.
5. The “Affordable” Tesla
Of course, for those without a luxury budget (the i8 starts at $135,700) Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that his car company will start making a $35,000 ride. “We are hoping to show the Model 3 in March of next year,” Musk told Tesla investors last month. According to The Verge, production of the Model 3, which drives 200 miles on a single charge, would start in mid or late 2017. “Late 2017 is probably more realistic,” Musk added.
Tesla fans are already eagerly awaiting its debut, and some have created concept images of what the car might look like.
Another #tesla #model3 concept render. Does this one look more realistic? http://t.co/swO7F0qUq2 pic.twitter.com/lyXW3V1W3c
— Tesla Model 3 News (@TeslaModel3News) May 21, 2015
Second and final #Tesla Model 3 #conceptart We hope you like it #easycharge @AllAboutTesla @MyTeslaBlog @TeslaClubEU pic.twitter.com/B9TXSnzRYX
— easycharge.me (@easychargeme) May 26, 2015
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