A vehicle that runs on air. It sounds like a fantastic idea, but energy
is still needed to compress the air and the losses that go hand-in-hand
with converting energy still have to be taken into account, just as in
fossil fuel-based propulsion systems. Pros and cons aside, we still
haven't seen
air powered transport make an impact in the race to find economic, environmentally-friendly
ways to get from A to B. Industrial Design student Dean Benstead thinks
that compressed air does have a role to play in the future transport
mix, and he's designed a working air-powered motorcycle prototype with a
view to exploring the viability of the platform.