Zero-emission hydrogen sports car ready for test drive
This elegant sports car with a top speed of just under 100mph is about to take centre stage at the Geneva Motor Show. Sound a little sluggish for a sports car? What if I told you it produces hardly any noise and only water vapour - zero carbon emissions - from its exhaust?
The lightweight hydrogen car is packing advanced fuel cells and the energy storage system promises 250 miles per tank of the cleaner, greener fuel. The British-designed car is predicted to achieve 0-60mph acceleration in seven seconds, but the first official test drive is yet to be done. The result of a £1.9m collaborative project, partly funded by the UK government, the Lifecar also has wooden seats and interiors, an aluminium chassis and pretty much no extras in order to keep the weight as efficiency-friendly as possible. Sounds great - except that you won't be able to hear the traditional sports car roar.
Geneva Motor Show [via Shiny Shiny]
The thing about hydrogen cars is that it takes a large amount of high voltage electricity to produce the hydrogen fuel, so it is unlikely that it is actually "zero emissions"
Posted by: James | March 9, 2008 5:29 PM