Hybrid Scooter Would Run on Hydrogen

hybrid_scooter_01.jpgCrijn Bouman, an industrial design student of Delft University of Technology in Netherlands builds a model scooter that is designed to be run on hydrogen. The scooter is designed for use in inner cities. He calls it the Fhybrid. The looks and feel of the scooter are aimed at selling the clean technology inside. The electric motor in the scooter gets powered by a (Li-) ion battery. If the Fhybrid is ever put into production, the idea is to charge the battery with a fuel-cell system, which would derive its energy from a tank of hydrogen. The sample scooter uses a simulated fuel-cell to recharge the battery. The faculty is now trying to assemble all the necessary means to fully develop the hydrogen-powered scooter. Bouman's scooter is front-wheel drive. The Fhybrid can achieve a top speed of 40 mph. and that’s not all it accelerates faster than regular scooters and could travel approximately 124 miles on a tank of hydrogen.

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August 9, 2006 - 4:57 AM | Posted in - Others

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