Not exact matches
Cars running on
hydrogen fuel cells
produce zero emissions, but currently, factories must use fossil fuels, such as natural gas, or precious metals, such as platinum, to...
On a life - cycle basis, FCVs running on
hydrogen derived from steam - reforming natural gas — currently the most affordable way of making
hydrogen —
produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of a gasoline - powered
car.
This revolution requires conversion systems that
produce hydrogen from water or rechargeable batteries that can store clean energy in
cars.
The device could make
hydrogen cars affordable for many more consumers because it
produces hydrogen using nickel, iron and cobalt — elements that are much more abundant and less expensive than the platinum and other precious metals that are currently used to
produce hydrogen fuel.
Researchers are making progress in
producing and storing
hydrogen that could power a new generation of fuel - cell
cars, despite seesaw domestic funding from successive presidential administrations.
Honda leases a handful of Honda FCX Clarity
hydrogen - powered hybrids in California and sells the Civic GX, the only mass -
produced car running on compressed natural gas.
The sounds from the air blower's turbine that spins at around 200,000 rpm, the unique frequency of fuel cell stacks, the purging sound from the
hydrogen cooling system and the high - pitched in - wheel motor sound harmoniously combine to
produce a distinct race
car rumble, further thrilling the driver.
Designed specifically around the
hydrogen technology, Pininfarina took inspiration from racing
cars, aiming to
produce something that displayed beauty, as well as extreme performance.
May be the good people at Ford, Chrysler may start a rethink,
produce wind turbines along with
hydrogen electric
cars, an automobile industry feedback!
IMO,
Hydrogen as a viable alternative fuel is a red herring, because as James said, «what's unreal is a source of H2 that doesn't
produce more CO2 than the same
car burning gasoline.»
Most auto makers agree that fuel - cell
cars powered by
hydrogen produced with renewable energy sources are the end game since they would rely on no fossil fuels and emit only pure water.
The device could make
hydrogen cars affordable for many more consumers because it
produces hydrogen using nickel, iron and cobalt — elements that are much more abundant and less expensive than the platinum and other precious metals that are currently used to
produce hydrogen fuel.
The Clarity will be powered by a
hydrogen fuel cell stack — running along the
car's center tunnel between the front seats — that generates electricity but
produces zero exhaust emissions at the tailpipe.
Gasification may also be one of the best ways to
produce clean - burning
hydrogen for tomorrow's
cars and power - generating fuel cells.
Hydrogen cars are attractive in their fuel - efficiency, although several challenges must be overcome before they can be mass
produced for the consumer marketplace.
The problem was never could you build a fuel cell that would consume
hydrogen,
produce electricity, and fit in a
car.
Dale states: ------------- Oh and if you use a MWh (million units of electricity) to
produce hydrogen to run a
car — you can get about 1,500 miles from it.
Oh and if you use a MWh (million thousand units of electricity) to
produce hydrogen to run a
car — you can get about 1,500 miles from it.