How feasible is compressed air as a power source for hybrid cars?
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The French have great hopes for the new Hybrid Air compressed air system: Peugeot and Citroen have taken out 80 patents, along with their technical partners Bosch and Faurecia.
It won’t be a breeze to bring this complicated tech to market without hitches, but if they get it right they could leapfrog the mainly Japanese and German competition who currently dominate the petrol-electric hybrid scene.
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A 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake sold for $1.3 million. Do you think classic cars were made better than modern rides?
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964 votes - 55 %No, modern technology makes cars better today
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