Hydrogen:
Perfecting the hybrid vehicle?
Friday,
May 18, 2007
Ford's
HySeries Hydrogen Plug-in hybrid drive
Could a new way of creating hydrogen turn hybrid
cars into THE automotive technology of the future?
Researchers at the University of Purdue have developed a
simple, on-demand form of hydrogen creation that could
solve many problems related to the hydrogen economy -
particularly storage and transportation (more).
Already there are hydrogen hybrids. Why? Because hydrogen
is about as efficient as gasoline. Hybrid technology can
make hydrogen 20-30 percent more efficient as a fuel with
today's technology. Lithium-powered hybrid technology
could double this efficiency, meaning the need for huge
amounts of hydrogen would not be needed - making the
hydrogen highway far less complicated.
Plug-in
hybrid vehicles could further reduce the need for
large amounts of hydrogen. Add in a small fuel cell, and
even less hydrogen is needed. You get the picture.
Hydrogen and hybrids, a perfect marriage?
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