Fuel Cell
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Volkswagen has taken a step further in the fuel cell technology stakes with the development of a high temperature fuel cell. Almost all current fuel cell technology is the low temperature kind, whose performance suffers and can even be damaged if operating temperatures reach above a certain threshold, about 80 degrees Celsius. VW’s high temperature fuel cell is the only one of its kind in the world and can operate and can operate at around 120 degrees Celsius, allowing designers to do away with a complicated and expensive cooling system. The VW system will be smaller, more efficient and...
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Morgan Working On Fuel Cell Sports CarMorgan is working on a fuel cell car that’s based on the Aero Eight and will be completed within three years. The LIFECar project is in collaboration with the UK Department for Trade and Industry (DTI), fuel cell maker QinetiQ, BOC, OSCar, and a number of educational institutions. The fuel...
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GM Building World’s Largest Fuel Cell Fleet
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has announced it will build more than 100 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell vehicles and begin placing them with customers next year, as part of a comprehensive deployment plan dubbed “Project Driveway." The project is designed to learn all aspects of the customer...
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Ford Displays Million-Dollar Fuel Cell Focus At Woodward
Both on the road and display at this years’ Woodward Dream Cruise in Birmingham is Ford’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell version of the popular Focus sedan. Due to the expense of Fuel Cell technology, which involves the extensive use of platinum, the humble Focus turned out to be the most expensive...
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GM builds functional hydrogen fuel cell car
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has built a fully-drivable version of its 2005 Sequel concept car, CEO Richard Wagoner revealed recently. The crossover has a range of 300 miles and will be officially unveiled next month. Despite this, Wagoner claims a production model of the car is still some way...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
