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).
Assistant editor Sam Smith noted that he burned through about three - quarters
of a
tank of fuel during one 140 - mile stretch at highway speeds while schlepping his 3500 -
pound trailer.
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.
The Corvettes were carrying 199 more
pounds than the Aston Martins, running smaller intake restrictors, and using smaller
fuel tanks as a result
of «balance
of performance» adjustments mandated by the sanctioning body.
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).
Land Rover's optional Td6 V6 diesel powertrain returns, again offering 254 hp and 443
pound - feet
of torque, EPA highway
fuel economy
of 28 miles per gallon and a bladder - perforating 658 miles
of range per
tank.
Power is rated at 240 horsepower and 270
pound - feet
of torque with a
tank full
of premium gasoline — although it will run just fine with 87 - octane regular
fuel as well.
Important numbers include a wheelbase
of 106.3 inches, 2,908
pound curb weight, 13.2 gallon
fuel tank, 29 city / 39 highway EPA, and 15.1 cu.
But chicken and beef producers, manufacturers that need corn syrup, and families
of all stripes get
pounded by soaring costs, to generate a
fuel that gets one - third less mileage per
tank than gasoline.
The space shuttle, external
tank, two companion booster rockets, and
fuel payload had a combined launch weight
of approximately 4.4 million
pounds, 3.785 million
pounds of which was just the weight
of the
fuel — the bare, cargo - free shuttle itself only had a weight
of 165,000
pounds.