A non-polluting hydrogen-powered
automobile developed over 14 yews
may welk he the vehicle that its
inventor Gus Ehrenberg, an engineering graduate from the California Institute of Technology and now
an octogenarian, dreamt of.
The automobile has potential
use as a family vehicle with a range
of more than 240 kin on the hydrogen energy equivalent of 3.79 litre
(I gallon) of gasoline (Hydrogen Today, Vol 6, No 1).
The vehicle uses a series-wound
electric motor for each wheel which
permits generation of electricity
during braking or down-hill
motion. The energy can then be
stored in a flywheel and used for
acceleration or up-hill climbs. A fuel
cell can be used for primary electricity production.
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