Product Update

Is AirCar Still in Business? (2026 Update)

What happened to AirCar after Shark Tank? Its on-air pitch and the latest reported consumer availability.

Shark Tank Index TeamUpdated October 6, 20266 min read

AirCar was Zero Pollution Motors' plan to bring the compressed-air AIRPod to the United States. A current official ordering or reservation route for that vehicle remains unconfirmed.

The 2015 production plan

Environment News Service identified Luxembourg-based MDI as the owner of the AIRPod design and Zero Pollution Motors as its U.S. licensee. The proposed production model used small regional factories that would build the cars and sell them at the same location. Hawaii was the planned site of the first factory.

The Shark Tank pitch

Ethan Tucker and Pat Boone presented the business in Season 6, Episode 27, which aired May 1, 2015. In its May 4 report, Environment News Service described Robert Herjavec's proposed investment as $5 million for 50% of Zero Pollution Motors.

Why nationwide rights mattered

Tucker held rights to manufacture and sell the AIRPod in Hawaii, according to that report. Herjavec's offer depended on the business obtaining those rights for the entire United States. The nationwide rights Herjavec wanted went beyond Zero Pollution Motors’ existing Hawaii territory.

Zero Pollution Motors was aiming to have a car for sale in the United States in the second half of 2015.

Environment News Service, May 4, 2015: production plan and conditional offer

AirCar net worth in 2026

No supported current valuation is available. The reported $5 million offer for half the business implied a $10 million valuation in 2015.

If you find an AIRPod listing

Identify the maker and exact model, then ask for the vehicle's price, delivery terms and servicing arrangements. Check the documentation needed to register and use it where you live. Before paying a reservation fee, get the seller's commitment in writing, including what vehicle would be delivered and when.

Recorded pitch result

Recorded on-air deal

$5,000,000 recorded amount
50% equity
With Robert Herjavec

A May 4, 2015 Environment News Service report described Robert Herjavec’s proposed $5,000,000 agreement for 50% equity, conditional on securing nationwide manufacturing and sales rights for the AIRPod. These are reported terms; completed funding has not been established.

Sources: Environment News Service, May 4, 2015: reported conditional offer

AirCar: current availability

We have not verified a current seller for the compressed-air vehicle. The former seller domain now shows unrelated content.

See the full AirCar pitch breakdown and reported terms →