Is there a reason WHY the engine and vehicle HAS to be put into production so soon?
Once they are first with a patent everybody else is a copycat and a patent infringement. They will always be able to say "We were here first with a 100 mpge for sale".
How much compressed air can you produce with a single gallon of gas and how far would all the compressed air produced get you?
I takes energy to make energy. We are talking about the transfer of energy as a multiple (Nobody does this) or using energy that is not oil based to provide a way of transfer to the way we humans need energy.
Don't see how you can produce compressed air efficiently to pump into an engine to make a difference on the usage of energy used and energy output.
I think someone stated there was a shop teacher in school that demonstrated a plastic engine that did not run on an oil product.
Pretty easy as a demo project. Steel sleeves in a plastic engine with the cylinders and the camshaft and crankshaft getting some lubricant to provide reduction of heat build up of huge heat....run it for a few minutes with compressed air from a compressor. No problem. Not efficient however.... A lab demo thingy, imo... dog