December 2, 2004 French engineers have designed a low consumption and low pollution engine for urban motoring that runs on compressed air technology. The CATS ...

With a sticker price of less than $18,000, the U.S.-spec Air Car will use a 75-hp Dual-Energy compressed-air engine to hit 96 mph and travel up to 850 miles on about eight gallons of fuel - that's ...

In [3DprintedLife’s] case, he made a compressed air engine of the Wankel style. The Wankel — a rotary engine — is most famous for its use in some Mazda cars.

Compressed-air engines are not new technology -- the French were powering trams with compressed air back in the 19th century.

AI Quick Summary. This article from 1971 discusses Mickey Thompson's Thermocharger, a system that uses compressed air to supercharge engines without mechanical pumps, pioneered in 1971.

An intercooler is like a radiator but for air. Whereas your car's radiator prevents engine overheating by lowering the temperature of hot liquid coolant, the intercooler works similarly and lowers ...

Jet engines are the heart of modern aviation, propelling aircraft across the globe at incredible speeds. This video provides a comprehensive explanation of how jet engines work, breaking down the ...

LE BOURGET—Safran has detailed some of the upgrades it is making to the M88 engine under the so-called T-REX program to boost thrust and address the power needs of the new Dassault Rafale F5 standard ...

A ­former engine developer for Formula 1, Negre began work on his air engine in 1997. By 2004, with a raft of patents under its belt, the MDI team was showing off working compressed-air car (CAC ...

According to this report the air powered vehicle market was valued at $339.40 million in 2025, and is estimated to reach $8.7 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 38.3% from 2025 to 2035.

When compressed, the air gets very hot, so when the fuel is injected, it self-ignites, leading to an explosion. Due to this system, patented by Rudolf Diesel in 1892, in Germany, this engine needs ...