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Subject Man working in his garage invents car that runs on fresh air.

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Original Message Engineering firm Ricardo is developing a car engine fuelled by liquid air, based on a prototype built by inventor Peter Dearman.

Using a beer keg to store the liquid and copper pipes from a DIY store, he generated enough power to drive his Vauxhall Nova. "I've probably done 35mph. It probably would go faster but I haven't taken it out on the open road, so I've been limited on space," he said.

He said a liquid air car would overcome some of the problems with electric cars, which are expensive, use scarce materials in their batteries and are best suited to short distances. "It's not the range of the electric car that is the problem, it's the recharging," he said. "With liquid air you have the convenience of the petrol engine in that you can refill it quickly, simply by pouring it into the tank."

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