French technology and car manufacturer MDI, is bringing its smart and simple, zero pollution car to the U.S.

If you thought the Citroen had a unique style, this car is offering some sort of trippy tribute to that car maker. Check out the AirPod (I’m sure Apple won’t litigate…).

The AirPod - It's French!

It’s like Jacques Cousteau wanted to resuscitate his Pacer.

And then there’s the MiniFlowAir (I’m sure Mini won’t litigate…).

The MiniFlowAir - It's French!

So next year, the year of the Chevy Volt, the year of the Nissan Leaf, will also be the year of the MDI air-compressed cars in the U.S. market. We’re looking at a 75 horsepower car, that goes 35mph (up to 90 mph with some gas involved), with a range of 1,000 miles at about a buck and a half to fill up, and has an initial investment of less than $20,000. That all adds up to interesting.

The first car the company will roll out in the U.S. will probably be the 4-door, 6-passenger CityFlowAir.

CityFlowAir

Not bad. While the CityFlowAir (or whatever better name they end up calling it) will probably start as a neighborhood compressed-air car (I might as well add the acronym NCAC), it has the capability of going much further. Sure, it’s no performance vehicle, but it’s got that one added bonus of saving the planet. i9z75k46nu