Not exact matches
Conventional approaches to compact
hydrogen storage — compressing the gas to up to 10,000
pounds per square inch (psi) or cooling it down to cryogenic temperatures so that it liquefies (around 252 degrees Celsius)-- can attain only about half the energy density needed to fit enough fuel inside something the size of a gas
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).
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).
Hyundai says the fuel cell Tucson will come with a 100 - cell stack, using a lithium - polymer battery, and will have a
tank capacity of 12
pounds of
hydrogen.
With the F - Cell's
hydrogen tanks that store 9.7
pounds of
hydrogen this model is able to travel 270 miles of range.
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).
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.
Two carbon - fiber - encased
tanks are located under the floor holding 9.7
pounds of
hydrogen, providing the vast majority of the vehicle's total range.