New Peugeot Citroen to run on air?

New Peugeot Citroen to run on air?

The French manufacturing duo Peugeot Citroen have invented a new technology that will see its cars run on air and ready for the market as soon as 2016. The all new Hybrid Air technology will allow the car to run on both petrol and air, rather than electricity.

Peugeot Citroen have estimated that the car powered by air will achieve 117 miles per gallon by 2020 which is an estimated figure likely to change as development and research occurs. The believe that it will knock as much as 45 per cent off bills based on the mileage and fuel costs for the average motorist.

If the car was purely driving around the city or town, it could cut costs by as much as 80 % as the car will be running on air alone for four fifths of the time. The system will work by using the everyday average internal combustion engine, specially adapted hydraulics and gearbox along with compressed air cylinders that allow the energy to build up before releasing.

The Hybrid Air technology will be automatically activated when running on speeds lower than 43mph and will be solely powering the car at them speeds. The air compression system will have the ability to recycle the energy that is normally lost in the average vehicle when braking and slowing down amongst other things.

The car will have a compressed air tank running parallel to the exhaust underneath the car whilst being connected and alternatively fed by the motor and the pump situated in the engine bay of the vehicle. Whilst the aim is to cut running costs it is believed that the new Hybrid Air model will also be at least £1,000 cheaper than current Hybrid models on the market.

The Hybrid Air technology is something that Peugeot Citroen have been focusing a substantial amount of money on, as they believe it will propel the company back to the heights it was previously at.