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To: fred whitridge who wrote (3480)4/2/1999 9:35:00 AM
From: Don Devlin  Read Replies (2) of 8393
 
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FCEV - Newcastle Herald (NEHR) Motoring Fuel-cell Cars 'the Future'
02/27/99 Copyright of John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd

GERMAN car maker Opel predicts fuel cells will be the power units of
the future. The General Motors subsidiary is already predicting that,
in Europe at least, 10% of new cars will be fitted with fuel cells.

Opel is already developing a fuel-cell car for the compact class which
it says will be commercially viable by 2004. It is also expected to
have performance compatibility with comparable internal combustion
engines.

But if the fuel-cell cars can match their four-stroke counterparts on
price and performance they leave them for dead when it comes to air
pollution levels.

Carbon dioxide emissions are reportedly halved and oxides of nitrogen
and sulphur dioxidelevels are said to be so low they are almost
non-existent.

The principle of the fuel cell is simple: methanol fuel is converted
to hydrogen which in turn is converted into electricity to drive an
electric motor. A wide range of fuels can be used. Exxon/Esso obtains
methanol from natural gas but modified petrol with a low carbon
content and synthetic fuels are also suitable.

Initially, fuel-cell cars will resemble the internal
combustion-engined vehicles on which they are based but as the
technology becomes more widespread styling will change.
Miniaturisation, plus the fact that individual system components can
be moved away from each other, means different designs, as well as
all-wheel drive configurations, will be used.
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