A non-polluting hydrogen-poweredautomobile developed over 14 yewsmay welk he the vehicle that itsinventor Gus Ehrenberg, an engineering graduate from the California Institute of Technology and nowan octogenarian, dreamt of.
The automobile has potentialuse as a family vehicle with a rangeof 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-woundelectric motor for each wheel whichpermits generation of electricityduring braking or down-hillmotion. The energy can then bestored in a flywheel and used foracceleration or up-hill climbs. A fuelcell can be used for primary electricity production.