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Peugeot Citroen To Introduce Compressed Air Hybrid By 2016

Posted by Soulskill on from the free-refills-at-political-conventions dept.

cylonlover writes "With a few exceptions, such as Volvo's Air Motion Concept, major automotive manufacturers have generally shied away from compressed air technology. PSA Peugeot Citroen is bucking this trend with its 'Hybrid Air' powertrain that addresses the limited range of compressed air energy storage technology by combining it with a gasoline powered internal combustion engine. The company plans to have Hybrid Air powered vehicles on the road by 2016."

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  1. UPS has been doing this for over 4 years. by doug141 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Cheaper and simpler than exotic batteries, saves a ton of gas, and you don't need rare earths. http://gas2.org/2008/10/28/ups-is-first-in-delivery-industry-to-test-hydraulic-hybrids/

    1. Re:UPS has been doing this for over 4 years. by jfengel · · Score: 5, Informative

      Interesting. According to this more recent article:

      http://www.dailytech.com/UPS+to+Use+40+New+Hydraulic+Hybrid+Vehicles+in+Baltimore+Atlanta+/article27846.htm

      it appears to have worked out well enough to expand the experiment.

  2. Re:Compressed air. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm always free, not just in summer.