Re: Be careful what you ask for

In article <fov7f0$oau$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, tmcd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Tim 
McDaniel) wrote:

> It appears that an air car may well be produced and sold to the public
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> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm>
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> There's a kicker, though.  Spoiler space:
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>     It will be driven by compressed air stored in carbon-fibre tanks
>     built into the chassis. ...
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>     Mr Negre has been promising for more than a decade to be on the
>     verge of a breakthrough. Independent observers are more convinced
>     this time because he recently secured backing from the giant
>     Indian conglomerate Tata to put the finished touches to the
>     engine.
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>     Tata is the only big firm he'll license to sell the car - and they
>     are limited to India. For the rest of the world he hopes to
>     persuade hundreds of investors to set up their own factories,
>     making the car from 80% locally-sourced materials. ...

Don't bet on Tata staying limited to India. They're an ambitious 
conglomerate, and they own some businesses outside India. A bit of basic 
web research reveals Wikipedia has some stuff about Mr Negre's company: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moteur_Developpement_International
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_engine

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John Dallman, jgd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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