We’ve already seen this sort of tech in one of Tata huge urban people movers, but Citroen have announced that they plan to put Compressed-air hybrids in to production and on the road in 2016.
It works similarly in essence to current hybrids on the road, but instead of a huge, heavy battery being used to accompany an Internal Combustion Engine, Citroen will be throwing in a compressed air storage that will throw in some extra power. This new tech means 2-litres of fuel for every 100kms.
The hybrid air system works off a hydraulic motor-pump assembly and also adapts to different driving styles: full gasoline for cruising, combined power for full power acceleration and hill climbing and full air power which is ZEV and includes Brake regeneration technology.
Below is one of the best explainer videos I’ve ever watched:
