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R-34
10-28-2003, 09:33 PM
Honda Motor Co. said Friday it has developed a new fuel-cell vehicle that can drive at temperatures as low as minus 20 C.
The automaker said the new vehicle is equipped with a power generator that can prevent water -- which is created in fuel-cell cars as a result of power generation -- from freezing.

The power generator, called a stack, was developed by Honda, which uses a stack developed by a Canadian fuel-cell maker in its existing fuel-cell vehicles, the company said.

Fuel-cell cars are widely viewed as the most promising pollution-free vehicles for the future because they are powered by electricity generated through the chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen and emit only water as a byproduct.

Honda said it has already begun testing vehicles equipped with the stack on public roads and is considering using it in fuel-cell cars to be put on sale in the future.

Japan Biznews
seanguyen
10-29-2003, 11:45 AM
What would the numbers be for the horse-power and torque?
taydu
10-29-2003, 09:29 PM
not really much just enough to drive a sedan.
R-34
10-29-2003, 09:47 PM
Originally posted by seanguyen
What would the numbers be for the horse-power and torque?

it depend on what car are you talking about
seanguyen
10-30-2003, 08:24 AM
Anyone, can you just list a few?
Nam
10-31-2003, 02:41 PM
Well, for those of you who are new to fuel cell vehicles, bascially, it's just an electric car without battery. So in theory, you can compare fuel cell to electric cars...which has a very good performance.

Nam
R-34
10-31-2003, 09:27 PM
Originally posted by seanguyen
Anyone, can you just list a few?

just the few

Toyota FCHV-3, FCHV-4, FCHV-5
Nissan X-TRAIL FCV
Honda FCX
Mitsubishi MFCV
Mazda Premacy FC-EV
Daithutsu FCV-K-2
Ford P2000 and Focus FCV
GM Hy-Wire
taydu
11-01-2003, 11:48 AM
look at the list it seen that Japan out beat America 3/1 hahaha ways to go, probably US is busy research Hydrogen fuel cell that why. R-34 any words on European fuel cell car?
R-34
11-01-2003, 04:40 PM
BMW 7-series
DaimlerChrysler A-Class F-Cell
taydu
11-01-2003, 07:35 PM
interesting to see a Bimmer 7 series to use fuel cell
seanguyen
11-01-2003, 08:14 PM
Thanks, R-34,
But you misunderstood what I meant.
I mean you can list the horsepower and torque for each of these cars (just a few cars not all)
R-34
11-01-2003, 11:57 PM
opps :p but i need to know what car do you want to know about the torque and horsepower, so it can be easier for me to give you the information that you searching for. Is it the Honda fuel cell that you want to know or something else?
taydu
11-02-2003, 03:07 AM
how everything it available on all fuel cell car right now?
R-34
11-02-2003, 05:33 PM
Originally posted by taydu
how everything it available on all fuel cell car right now?

i don't have alot of knowledge on European fuel cell cars, but i do know the Japanese do have some of the fancy goods inside of it. The reason do not but everything in it is because that will make the car heavier, when the engine produces not much horsepower and torques on it. Toyota's engineers is doing research on it fuel cell technologies for cheaper and more power for the consumers.