Though the story begins with hydrogen
fuel cell cars from Honda, it quickly moves on to the plug - in cars that will arrive years or decades sooner.
Mercedes - Benz announced that they would move the scheduled production date of
their fuel cell car from 2015 up to 2014, asserting that «The product is ready for the market technically.
Not exact matches
Related sites Hydrogen and
fuel cell basics
from the Department of Energy Information about hydrogen
cars
And if hydrogen is fed into a
fuel - cell stack — a batterylike device that generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen — it can propel an electric car or truck with only water and heat as by - products [see «On the Road to Fuel - Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 20
fuel -
cell stack — a batterylike device that generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen — it can propel an electric car or truck with only water and heat as by - products [see «On the Road to Fuel - Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 20
cell stack — a batterylike device that generates electricity
from hydrogen and oxygen — it can propel an electric
car or truck with only water and heat as by - products [see «On the Road to
Fuel - Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 20
Fuel -
Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 20
Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 2005].
AN EDIBLE material that can be made
from kitchen ingredients could be used to store hydrogen for use in
fuel -
cell cars.
The latest figures
from the Electric Drive Transportation Association, a trade group that advocates electric, electric - hybrid and
fuel -
cell car technology and infrastructure, reveal a diminished share of the
car market.
There's also interest in using metal catalysts to convert carbon dioxide into
fuels, make fertilizers
from atmospheric nitrogen and drive reactions in
fuel -
cell cars.
In the end, the driving personalities of the two test vehicles, with a few exceptions, were close enough to those of ordinary gasoline - powered
cars that if buyers ultimately reject
fuel -
cell machines, it won't be because the
cars seem unfamiliar
from behind the wheel.
Many skyscrapers — and even homes — have such
fuel cells today, but the prototype
cars on the road — ranging
from GM's
fuel cell Chevy Equinox to BMW's hydrogen - burning 7 Series sedan — have proved too expensive so far to fulfill the Bush administration's dreams of a hydrogen
car economy.
They concluded that we'd lower greenhouse gas emissions more by driving gasoline / electric hybrid
cars than by driving
fuel cell cars run on hydrogen
from coal.
Infrastructure limitations may prevent manufacturers at first
from rolling out
fuel cell cars on the same wide scale as electric vehicles, but they will be on the streets in increasing numbers by 2015.
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.
The number of
car models, where at least one variant has a combined city / highway label
fuel economy of at least 30 mpg, has grown
from 46 models in MY 2012 to more than 70 models in MY 2017, and the number of
car models with 40 mpg or higher has more than doubled (comprised of hybrid, electric (EV), plug - in hybrid electric (PHEV), and
fuel cell vehicles (FCV)-RRB-.
I urge all of you to not purchase the Honda
fuel cell car or any other company's
fuel cell vehicle until they do what is right and provide a
fuel cell car that pulls the hydrogen
from water.
AMES, Iowa — Seventeen middle school team representatives
from 11 schools around Iowa converged on the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory on Feb. 22 to learn about hydrogen
fuel -
cell technology and to build hydrogen
fuel -
cell model
cars.
From the front, influences from the recent Mirai hydrogen fuel - cell car are clear, with the sharp, high - waisted lines arching even higher as you make your way to the back of the
From the front, influences
from the recent Mirai hydrogen fuel - cell car are clear, with the sharp, high - waisted lines arching even higher as you make your way to the back of the
from the recent Mirai hydrogen
fuel -
cell car are clear, with the sharp, high - waisted lines arching even higher as you make your way to the back of the
car.
Early reports suggested that the next Murano would be based on the Terra concept
from last year's Paris motor show, but that blockier show
car — which was powered by a
fuel cell — appears to have been shelved in favor of this creased, swoopy concept.
Scores of
cars will be on display, ranging
from luxury sedans and stylish coupes to all - electric, hybrid and
fuel -
cell vehicles.
From 2009, we will be producing the first Mercedes
fuel -
cell cars on a small scale.
From the advent of the muscle
car to the birth of hybrid technologies and hydrogen
fuel cells, we've helped pave the way in evaluating and explaining the niches of powertrain «firsts» - often before the industry itself realized this knowledge mattered.
Yet this hasn't deterred a growing number of automakers
from pouring vast amounts of money into the development of hydrogen
fuel -
cell technology, which can provide a
car with range commensurate with conventional gasoline - engine models while emitting nothing but water in the form of steam.
It represents a new generation of concept
car with electric hybrid propulsion where electricity is generated
from hydrogen and oxygen (air) in a Toyota designed
fuel cell.
The Mirai is the culmination of 20 years worth of research into hydrogen
fuel -
cell vehicles, and underneath the dramatic bodywork (and the Lexus ct200h / Toyota Prius platform) is a powertrain that takes compressed hydrogen and pushes it through membranes that separate the electrons
from the hydrogen, using them to power an electric motor that drives the front wheels like in a regular electric
car.
The
car has a range of about 609 miles, 118 of them coming
from the battery and 491 coming
from fuel -
cell - powered driving.
The biggest takeaway
from that discussion is the confirmation that Honda will expand the Clarity
Fuel Cell into a three -
car lineup, each featuring different levels of electrification.
Hyundai plans to launch 38 new electric vehicles by 2025, ranging
from traditional EVs, plug - in hybrids and
fuel -
cell cars, according to president Lee Ki - sang.
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.
The
fuel cell combines the hydrogen — which has to be pumped into the vehicle and stored in a tank — with oxygen
from the outside air, and uses this to generate electricity to run the
car's electric motor.
7 - Nice CD / Radio 8 - Nice climate control systems 9 - Nice electronic buttons on the steering wheel 10 - Can switch radio stations
from your steering wheel 11 - Can pair your
cell phone to a loud speaker 12 - Nice information dash board computer center 13 - Nice alert to tell you that you are low on
fuel 14 - Great brake system 15 - Ample space in the
car trunk.
The marketplace needs vehicles with hybrid engines as it moves
from the traditional combustion engine to more futuristic
fuel -
cell cars, said Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Chrysler group.
CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that by 2030, he wants more than two - thirds of U.S. Honda and Acura volume to come
from green
cars such as traditional hybrids, plug - ins,
fuel cell vehicles and EVs, as reported in Automotive News.
Stock quotes on the go The LCD in the
car offers a
fuel economy display, accessible via a button in its Information area, which also shows buttons for the Bluetooth
cell phone system, along with sports scores, stock prices, and weather forecasts
from XM Satellite Radio.
If the h - tron does make production, it will face competition
from Hyundai's ix35
Fuel Cell in the SUV market, as well as other hydrogen - powered
cars like the Toyota Mirai and Honda's upcoming FCV Clarity.
The first deliveries of the Clarity
Fuel Cell were celebrated on the Torrance, Calif., campus of American Honda Motor Co, Inc., where six Clarity Fuel Cell customers participated in a ceremonial delivery event after leasing their car from one of Honda's six fuel cell vehicle dealerships in Southern Califor
Fuel Cell were celebrated on the Torrance, Calif., campus of American Honda Motor Co, Inc., where six Clarity Fuel Cell customers participated in a ceremonial delivery event after leasing their car from one of Honda's six fuel cell vehicle dealerships in Southern Califor
Cell were celebrated on the Torrance, Calif., campus of American Honda Motor Co, Inc., where six Clarity
Fuel Cell customers participated in a ceremonial delivery event after leasing their car from one of Honda's six fuel cell vehicle dealerships in Southern Califor
Fuel Cell customers participated in a ceremonial delivery event after leasing their car from one of Honda's six fuel cell vehicle dealerships in Southern Califor
Cell customers participated in a ceremonial delivery event after leasing their
car from one of Honda's six
fuel cell vehicle dealerships in Southern Califor
fuel cell vehicle dealerships in Southern Califor
cell vehicle dealerships in Southern California.
Merging styling elements of the now - familiar wedge shape with cues
from the Mirai
fuel cell car, the new look has elicited praise
from some while other armchair design critics and even some professional reviewers have bestowed cutting remarks.
[37] The Alfa Romeo MiTo
Fuel Cell car uses a Nuvera
Fuel Cell stack combined with a compact Li - ion traction battery pack to supply power to the electric motor; vehicle has top speed of 150 km / h (93 mph) and can accelerate
from 0 to 100 kilometers in 10 seconds, with hydrogen consumption of 3.2 liters diesel equivalent / 100 km (74 mpg US) and a range of 450 kilometers (280 miles) in NEDC, thanks to 700 bar H2 tanks.»
Based on the FCX Concept vehicle
from 2006, the original Clarity was the first hydrogen
fuel cell passenger
car ever offered for general public consumption.
Tech Scam -
Cars That Run on Water
from MoneyTrack Episode 202 (2007) An eco-friendly company in Idaho claimed to have invented a
fuel cell powered by a bathtub of water.
A series of 37 «eco-billboards» touting the fact that the Mirai's «only emission is water» (at least at the proverbial tailpipe, as there are definitely emissions other than water associated with hydrogen
fuel cells and any new
car) will be installed with Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, and these billboards are said to remove nitrogen oxides (NOx)
from the air.
The basic technology comes
from Horizon
Fuel Cell Technologies, a company that had an earlier toy
car running on hydrogen.
The hydrogen generated on - site will be used in all Toyota
fuel cell vehicles at the port,
from Toyota Mirai
fuel cell cars being delivered through the site, to the Toyota Project Portal heavy - duty hydrogen
fuel cell Class 8 truck.
Dan Becker, director of energy programs at the Sierra Club, said that attention paid to pneumatic vehicles was a distraction
from the serious work under way on
fuel -
cell and hybrid
cars.
A lead engineer
from the Department of Energy whose team is testing
fuel cell cars said in 2011 that the potential appeal is that «these are full - function vehicles with no limitations on range or refueling rate so they are a direct replacement for any vehicle.
As far as hydrogen
fuel cells versus electric
cars or wind - powered land sailers, you can make arguments on all sides of the alternative
fuel debate until you're blue in the face
from too much CO2.
The
fuel cell needs to have a converter built into the
car that can convert gas to hydrogen
from gas or water, then it is used in the
fuel cell to create the energy to power the
car.
Hydrogen
fuel cell cars are the right answer to our current plight but why in the world is Honda not pursuing extracting the hydrogen
from water, when that technology is arleady available and viable?
Plug - in hybrids or hydrogen - powered
fuel cells would allow us to run our
cars using renewable sources such as solar and wind, other clean and abundant sources like nuclear and even coal - preferably
from power plants employing advanced clean coal technologies that I hope will soon be the norm.
The original excitement about
fuel cell cars, many decades ago, came
from the idea that we could electrolyze water with electricity
from low carbon sources like nuclear, solar, and wind, to make pure hydrogen to burn in the
fuel cells.
Unlike conventional vehicles that use a gasoline or diesel - powered engine, electric
cars and trucks use an electric motor powered by electricity
from batteries or a
fuel cell.
Initiatives aimed at putting hydrogen
fuel cell - powered
cars on the road by 2020 «visualized by President George W. Bush in his 2003 State of the Union address as the centerpiece of his plans to wean the country
from fossil
fuels «are taking longer than promised.