T Mac
04-06-2007, 04:26 PM
Fuel-cell cars race to reality
But challenges still obstruct the road to mass production
For those who dream of a cleaner, greener future thanks to nonpolluting technologies, recent auto shows have showcased some ideas. The biggest conglomeration was at the December 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show, where green machines were a dominant theme. The January Detroit auto show was more low-key on the green front, but there were a couple of intriguing, well-developed concepts on display there as well.
At the Los Angeles show there were three fuel-cell-powered SUVs--the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell, Ford Explorer Fuel Cell, and Nissan X-Trail Fuel Cell concepts--and one fuel-cell sedan, the second-generation Honda FCX. Taking a different route altogether, BMW showed the Hydrogen 7, a luxury 7 Series sedan that can burn hydrogen or gasoline interchangeably in its conventional V12 engine.
Click here (http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/news/2007/03/fuel-cell-cars-race-to-reality-3-07/overview/0703_honda-fcx.htm) to read the entire story from Consumer Reports
But challenges still obstruct the road to mass production
For those who dream of a cleaner, greener future thanks to nonpolluting technologies, recent auto shows have showcased some ideas. The biggest conglomeration was at the December 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show, where green machines were a dominant theme. The January Detroit auto show was more low-key on the green front, but there were a couple of intriguing, well-developed concepts on display there as well.
At the Los Angeles show there were three fuel-cell-powered SUVs--the Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell, Ford Explorer Fuel Cell, and Nissan X-Trail Fuel Cell concepts--and one fuel-cell sedan, the second-generation Honda FCX. Taking a different route altogether, BMW showed the Hydrogen 7, a luxury 7 Series sedan that can burn hydrogen or gasoline interchangeably in its conventional V12 engine.
Click here (http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/news/2007/03/fuel-cell-cars-race-to-reality-3-07/overview/0703_honda-fcx.htm) to read the entire story from Consumer Reports