Are There Air-Powered Cars?
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There are air-powered cars. Air-powered cars use high-pressure compressed air as the power source, with air as the medium. When an air-powered car is in motion, it converts the energy of high-pressure compressed air into other forms of energy to drive the vehicle forward. France was the earliest to begin research and development of such cars. As early as 1991, French engineer Guy Nègre obtained a patent for a compressed air-powered engine, which is the closest to a true air-powered car. According to the current working principle diagram of air compressors, they still require electricity to operate and do not inherently possess the ability to produce compressed air. Whether it's the current MDI air-powered car or the Xiangtian air-powered car, none can generate compressed air on their own. The cost is relatively high. Air energy refueling stations are not yet widespread, and the cost per cubic meter of compressed air energy is high. In terms of safety, the compressed gas pressure used in current air-powered cars is typically around 30MPa, and compressed gas tanks made of ordinary steel can meet the safety storage requirements. There is no need to worry about the storage safety of compressed air tanks.