Hey everyone, I'm Elizabeth Chambers and you're watching LivingGreenChannel.Com, your source for living an eco-friendly lifestyle. Prices at the gas pumps are still frustratingly high, and many car makers are looking for the next design break through that will deliver the most miles per gallon. French Car engineering firm MDI may have just found the solution that trumps hybrids, electric vehicles, and even bio fuel... cars fuled by air! MDI's system, designed by a former race car engineer, uses compressed air the same way that a locomotive uses steam to power the pistons in an engine. Unbelievably, the company claims their car can get an outrageous 106 miles per gallon using the technology. American car maker Zero Pollution Motors is the first US company to make a deal with MDI to produce the cars, and they have promised to put out a model by 2010 that will have a sticker price of less than 18,000 dollars. The planned American model would seat six, have a maximum speed of 90 miles per hour, and could travel up to 800 miles between fill ups. The car would still need some conventional fuel, using an internal combustion system that would heat the compressed air when the car was driving at speeds in excess of 35 miles per hour. According to MDI, heating the compressed air will increase its volume, and increase the car's range. And the conventional oil wouldn't necessarily need to be gasoline... the internal combustion engine could also be run on biofuel, ethanol, or vegetable oil. An on board compressor would refill the tank while the car runs, or owners could choose to refill it by plugging it into the wall for a few hours. The car would be built to be as lightweight as possible, with the body consisting of fiberglass and injected foam. Critics are skeptical about MDI's claims about the car's miraculous MPGs... while engineers admit that powering a car with compressed air is possible, one that gets 106 miles per gallon seems to be pushing the boundaries of any existing technology. The only other cars that get ...