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Tata, India’s largest automotive company, is ready to begin production on the MiniC.A.T, a car powered by compressed air:

It costs less than one Euro per 100Km (about a tenth that of a petrol car). Its mileage is about double that of the most advanced electric car (200 to 300 km or 10 hours of driving), a factor which makes a perfect choice in cities where the 80% of motorists drive at less than 60Km. The car has a top speed of 68 mph and it comes with

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