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Hydrogen Fueled Cars on the Road

Newest addition to the line of Hydrogen Fueled Cars by Riversimple with its two-seater urban car. 30 units will be available for lease in 2012 in the U.k. as part of the testing process. The company hopes to produce 5,000 units each year if the trial proves successful.

Here's details of the cars spescs: (Published by Associated Newspapers Ltd.)

Length: 8ft 6 inches

Width: 4ft 9 inches

Height: 4ft 6 inches

Weight: 1/3 of a ton

Top speed: 50mph

Acceleration: 0 -30mph: 5.5 seconds

Range: 240 miles

Miles per gallon equivalent: 300mpg

Cost to lease: £200 a month plus 15p a mile.

Fuel: hydrogen

Power generation: 'Fuel cell' - hydrogen reacts chemically at a membrane with oxygen, producing electricity and water, (H2O).

Emissions: pure water.

Electric motors: 4 - one driving each wheel of the car.

Gears: None. Direct drive.

Fuel cell power: six kilowatts - or about the same as three domestic kettles or six bars of an electric kettle - but super-efficient so little energy wasted.

Braking: Energy generated from braking is stored and re-used to save fuel consumption. This is called 'regenerative braking.'

But Horizon's hydrogen generation technology interests me more as they're storing hydrogen at low pressure. Watch the following video I got via Truveo video search.

Horizon is using its technology for hydrogen fueled toy cars.

Other cars using hydrogen as fuel on video...

General Motors' Sequel introduced:

Daimler Chrysler's hydrogen car:

See BMW refueling on this video:

And of course the company that's leading in production of fuel cell cars, Honda's FCX Clarity:

So are we really on the road to hydrogen economy and energy independence?

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