[Tom Stanton] has been experimenting with compressed air motors on model aircraft for a good few years, but keeping them aloft (and intact) for more than a few seconds has proven a tough nut to crack.

First conceptualized in 2007, Tata Motors announced details of a plan to develop a car which ran purely on air. The car was intended to be created alongside the MDI Group. In the current quest for ...

Tata Motors continues to make progress in the automotive industry and presents the Tata Sierra 2025 with a new compressed air ...

Retired aircraft engineer and local inventor Edgar Haring hopes his patented compressed air-powered engine could one day be a viable environmentally friendly product. Mr Haring has prototypes for 3- ...

Two scientists in India have conceptually designed a new, cleaner motorcycle engine that uses compressed air to turn a small air turbine, generating enough power to run a motorcycle for up to 40 ...

Volvo has put a new spin on the turbocharged engine. The 2.0-liter 4-cylinder diesel motor in its upcoming S90 sedan doesn’t just use a turbocharger to compress air into the cylinders for increased ...

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Compressed air isn’t really a practical form of energy storage for headline uses like transport or heating, but it’s a fun thing to tinker with at the small scale. [Tom Stanton] is plenty experienced ...