What about this Airpod being developed by Indian carmaker Tata? Yes, they're the ones producing the Nano microcar, as well as the high-tech Land Rover and Range Rover vehicles.
They've been working on this one for a couple of years, having bought the Indian rights to build cars using compressed air engines developed over the last two decades by Luxembourg firm MDI.
The prototypes are 3-seaters, and a €1 charge of compressed air will, they claim, last for 125 miles. The top speed is 40mph or so, perfect for a little city 'zip' car?
We'll see. But remember, Tata bought an ailing and loss-making company, Jaguar Land Rover, from Ford and turned it into a highly successful and very profitable company in short order. This should be a (compressed) breeze.
