NEW YORK – A new startup just revealed a compact machine that turns air into real gasoline—quietly, cleanly, and without oil, drilling, or engine upgrades. Backed by major investors and already operating, the technology could upend the clean-energy debate.

During a rooftop demonstration above New York’s Garment District, a refrigerator-sized device converted ambient air into gasoline before a live audience. This wasn’t a prototype or a lab model—it was real, on-site fuel production in real time.

Aircela, a New York–based climate tech startup, built the machine to pull carbon dioxide directly from the air and convert it into drop-in synthetic gasoline . It requires no pipelines, refineries, or engine modifications, and the company says the system is already fully functional.

The unveil

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