So you'd like to keep your car

In my last blog I proposed that cities like Asheville could utilize bicycles as an alternative form of transportation. In that post, some had argued Americans are too attached to their cars, and they would feel it would be an infringement of their freedom to promote the use of bikes in inner cities.

Well how about using cars that are at the fore front of technology? Here is one promising example.:

After fourteen years of research and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to CAT vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages. With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.

OneCAT will be manufactured into two models:

• A basic and cheaper version: 3 seats, no back seats, no hard top.
• A more complete version: 6 seats, with a hard top, windows, etc...

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