Ford delivers hydrogen hybrids for evaluation use
29 October 2005 by Hydrogen Power
Five Ford Focus hydrogen hybrid cars have been delivered to southeast Michigan where they’ll be put to daily use in another test of fuel cell vehicles in the real world.
The Ford Focus FCV uses a fuel cell powertrain supplied by Ballard Power Systems, a leader in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology. The FCV is hybridized with the addition of a nickel metal-hydride battery pack and a brake-by-wire electro-hydraulic series regenerative braking system. The fuel cell engine converts chemical energy into electric energy using hydrogen fuel and oxygen from air. The electric energy then powers the vehicle’s electric drive motor, producing only water vapor and heat as by-products.
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December 23rd, 2005 at 2:14 pm
Just wait until you are trying to drive during winter. The “clean” H2O emmision is freezing on the road the fog is impenetrable. Even in the warm Los Angeles basin you will not see the car ahead.