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GM unveils hydrogen auto

[grandpa]

The days of the shade tree mechanic have been numbered for a while now, this will almost certainly be their death knell.

Simply put hydrogen fuel cell cars use cells that separate hydrogen atoms into electrons and protons, using the electrons to generate a current.

Sounds simple enough, if you're an engineer. I'm not sure it's anything I'd want to tinker with. I learned my lesson well enough trying to 'fix' an atomic clock once.

Full Article [newkerala.com]

[Timotheos]

That's funny, I was just having conversation's about this with my father in law over the weekend. Having worked in the 'big' oil companies he's very sceptical of fuel cell viability. There's an article here [chicagotribune.com] about the same car but with a little more about the hurdles this technology faces.

I've done a little research on how they work but I've never seen a functioning fuel cell. I imagine it would look a little like a battery. So you wouldn't really get to tinker at that level. Even if you did grandpa you wouldn't be glowing afterward. The fact that it produces water as exhaust is so cool. I can't wait to be able to drive a car where you don't have to worry about what's coming out your tailpipe damaging the ecology.

Tim

[TheDoctor]

[mischievous mode]
Water vapour is a greenhouse gas :)
[/mischievous mode]