Your Next Car Might Run on Air

CNN profiles the "Air Pod", a tiny three-wheeled vehicle that runs on compressed air [Video]

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December 15, 2010, 8:00 AM PST

By Michael Dudley


The two-passenger AirPod is being touted as an ideal vehicle for urban transport, as it is highly maneuverable and produces almost no emissions -- as long as the electricity used to pump it full of air comes from clean sources.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in CNN

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