Invader GT-5 with super compounded motor in 100 MPG diesel electric hybrid
- Kaylor Energy Institute, Boulder Creek, CA (United States)
The ultimate solution to environmental pollution from mobile emission sources is a complete transition to electrically powered vehicles operating from batteries deriving their power from non-polluting sources of energy, or from fuel cells using hydrogen. Carbon based fuels for engines or even fuel cells produce the {open_quotes}greenhouse gas{close_quotes} CO{sub 2}. Fuel cells can extract typically about three times as much energy from a fuel as an internal combustion engine (ICE) can. Room-temperature fuel cells using hydrogen obviously do not negatively impact the environment. With adequate hydrogen storage, a H{sub 2} fuel cell charging a battery pack in an electric car or an electric car with a super battery will be the ultimate solution. Without waiting for the economic realization of super batteries or low cost hydrogen fuel cells, the transitional solution to an economically-viable, low-cost, low-pollution vehicle is a hybrid electric automobile!
- OSTI ID:
- 249934
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9511143-; TRN: 96:002071-0018
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IEEE WESCON conference, San Francisco, CA (United States), 8 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Wescon/95; PB: 793 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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