Okay, so you go to an uber-liberal school like UC Berkeley but your car is emitting enough crap into the air to start a whole new global warming crisis. You’re on the brink of waking up to demonstrators sitting in trees outside your dorm window to protest your environmentally hostile car. What do you do? Well, perhaps an air car could be for you.

HULIQ reports:

When the air car gets above that speed, it will need to use gas or diesel to power the compressed air. All the same, it will get much better millage than a conventional car. If you’re driving inside a city, you may never even reach the 35 mph threshold, virtually running gas free.

"MDI founder and CEO Guy Negre invented the first zero emissions Compressed Air Car prototype in 1997. The new generation Air Car features a secondary bio-fuel energy source and compresses air while driving to achieve a remarkable 96 mph, 106 mpg and up to 850 miles range. The vehicle can hold six people, and includes space for luggage or other cargo. According to the team, the Compressed Air Car runs entirely on compressed air when it is traveling under 35 mph. At higher speeds, the compressed air is heated, and thus expands before it enters the engine, resulting in what the team says is a much longer range. A small amount of fuel, either gasoline or diesel, is needed to heat the air. The air in the tank can be compressed using a regular electric outlet."

MDI / Zero Pollution Motors has entered their vehicle into the Auto X Prize competition. The compressed air vehicle was showcased at the Automotive X Prize booth at the 2008 New York Auto Show

Salivating yet, you little bleeding heart driver? Ready to get your hippie self around in a green vehicle? Ah, thought so.