The Kia Sportage FCEV featured an 80 - kilowatt fuel cell stack, an electric motor, a 152 - volt lithium - polymer battery pack and a three compressed
hydrogen tanks at 5,000 psi and had a fuel efficient comparable to 57 MPG.
Not exact matches
«We need a cheap, porous material to store and release
hydrogen at low pressure and
at room temperature, and it needs to be a reversible process, for when the
tank needs to be refilled,» he says, adding that he and his colleagues are working on a business plan that will help them commercialize their work.
Nor was there any report that we know of about the
hydrogen tank explosion that killed postdoc Meng Xiangjian
at Tsinghua University in Beijing in December.
The faulty ring, made brittle by unusually cold weather
at launch, allowed a jet of flame to ignite the
hydrogen fuel in the external
tank.
In only two weeks of driving, the district coordinator of science for the Port Chester, N.Y., public school system has driven
at least 600 miles (965 kilometers) on the car and her fuel cell Equinox has gotten as much as 191 miles (307 kilometers) on its three full
tanks (each holding slightly more than four kilograms, or 8.8 pounds, of compressed
hydrogen gas).
Hydrogen is stored in a
tank mounted down the centre of the car, with electrical energy transferred to an electric motor
at the rear.
With the three cylindrical
hydrogen tanks topped - off with 52.2 liters
at 10,000 psi each, the Nexo has a range around 350 miles.
Two aluminum lined
tanks of different sizes store
hydrogen fuel
at 10,000 psi, one behind and one under the rear seats.
There are two carbon - fiber fuel
tanks to hold 5 kilograms of
hydrogen at 10,000 psi, a fuel cell to produce electricity through the processing of
hydrogen, a pack of affordable, reliable nickel - metal - hydride batteries to store the electricity, and a 113 - kW (151 - hp) motor to power the front - wheel - drive platform.
Meanwhile, about 8.8 pounds of
hydrogen is stored in two carbon fiber
tanks that sit
at the vehicle's floor (one beneath the rear seats and another in the center).
Three carbon - fiber fuel
tanks store up to a maximum of 9.25 pounds (4.2 kg) of gaseous
hydrogen at 10,000 psi (70 MPa), and give the Equinox a range of 200 miles (320 km).
Boot space is put
at 500 litres — 115 litres less than the e-tron quattro due to the packaging of the
hydrogen tanks.
The 11 pounds of
hydrogen stored
at 10,000 psi in the two bulletproof carbon fiber
tanks equates to enough power to keep a home in the US powered for up to a week, Toyota says.
The
hydrogen fuel
tanks are mounted beneath the cargo floor, with the storage batteries located
at the center of the chassis.
The latter of the two technologies will help put potential buyers» minds
at ease regarding the battery's range, as refilling the
hydrogen tanks is not much different than filling gas
tanks in existing cars.
The strategic placement of the fuel - cell stack
at the rear of the vehicle, power control unit
at the front and T - formation configured
hydrogen fuel
tanks result in front and rear weight distribution optimal for a sporty sedan.
It is powered by liquid
hydrogen peroxide (the
tank can contain 12,5 litres de H2O2
at 86 % concentration) that generates steam
at 650 degrees Fahrenheit.
Second thing that happens, the amount of energy you get out of burning that
Hydrogen at the normal BBQ
tank pressure is almost nothing.
By filling part of the
tank with a MOF's cagelike network built with
hydrogen - absorbent metal hubs and organic struts, however, it is possible —
at least in theory — to store more of the gas
at a lower pressure.
The car's range is 560 kilometers (350 miles) on a 5 kg (11 lbs)
tank of
hydrogen at 350 atmospheres (5,150 psi).
This increase in storage is accomplished by pressurizing the
hydrogen to a much greater degree than previous
tanks: Where older models might be pressurized
at 2 - 10 atmospheres this new prototype
tank can operate
at a pressure of 350 atmospheres.