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An SME of the French Riviera bet on a mini-vehicle urban air

Monday, October 13th, 2008 | Transportation with No Comments »

NICE (AFP) - An SME in the area Thursday Nicoise introduced a mini-urban non-polluting vehicle running on compressed air it intends to submit the tender in the city of Paris for the future system for cars self-service. “AIRpod”, the name of this new green vehicle, was also the subject Thursday of a memorandum of understanding between its manufacturer, the company MDI, and the city of Nice, which is committed to acquire, on an experimental basis , The first models produced after approval. With its length of two meters to 1.60 meters wide-less than the size of a Smart-and compressed-air engine which emits no pollution, “AIRpod” “marks a turning point in the ranges of urban vehicles” , According to its creator, Guy Negro, CEO of MDI, a company based in Carros (Alpes-Maritimes). Un exemplaire coute environ 6.000 euros. A copy costs around 6,000 euros.
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