Hyundai IONIQ Alternative Fuel Car vs Honda FCX and Hyundai Tucson Fuel-Cell Vehicles - http://clapway.com/2015/12/18/hyundai-ioniq-alternative-fuel-car-vs-honda-fcx-and-hyundai-tucson-fuel-cell-vehicles/

As the world continues to adapt, so do vehicle companies. Many companies have already started developing vehicles with alternative fuel and fuel-cell technology. Two companies, in particular, that have been are Hyundai and Honda. The Hyundai IONIQ, the Hyundai Tucson, and the Honda FCX are three of the top alternative fuel and fuel-cell vehicles as we speak.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND FUEL-CELL VEHICLES

Fuel-cell vehicles and vehicles that use alternative fuel do share a difference. Alternative fuel cars do not use an engine to burn gasoline for fuel. They are fueled by electricity. There is no engine, instead, they have batteries and the electricity stored in them powers the car’s electric motor. Now, although fuel-cell vehicles do have an electric motor, they are not powered by the batteries themselves. Instead, they are powered by the oxygen in the air and the stored hydrogen.

HYUNDAI IONIQ ALTERNATIVE FUEL-CAR

Recently this month the company announced their new Hyundai IONIQ model would be released sometime next year. This vehicle will have three engine choices, making it the first to do so. You can choose the electric and plug-in gasoline hybrid, the electric and regular gasoline hybrid, or the full on the electric motor. The company has stated that this will be the first vehicle in the world to allow consumers to choose between the PHEV, EV, and Hybrid

HONDA FCX FUEL-CELL VEHICLE

The Honda FCX Fuel-Cell vehicle will work just a little differently than the Hyundai IONIQ. Although fuel-cell vehicles are powered by the battery’s themselves, these vehicles still store the electricity inside them. The Honda FCX has a hydrogen tank that stores the hydrogen. This is then combined with oxygen to create the electricity. Then it is stored in the lithium-ion battery. This electricity will then allow the vehicle to run.

HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL-CELL VEHICLE

Hyundai also has a vehicle using fuel-cell technology and it is available right now. The Hyundai Tucson is actually available to be leased for $499 a month for 36 months. This vehicle does indeed use fuel-cell technology to power it. The company actually noted as saying this is the first mass-produced fuel-cell vehicle in the world. Safety is also a main point as the Hyundai Tucson will have a Blind Spot Remover, Automatic Emergency Braking System, and Lane Departure Warning technology built-in.

ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND FUEL-CELL VEHICLES HAVE ONE BIG SIMILARITY

There is one major similarity between alternative fuel and fuel-cell technology. The similarity is that they both do away with gasoline for electricity. Even though they achieve this differently, they still both use electricity. Both are aimed at making the world a little cleaner.

A CASE FOR ONLY ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND FUEL-CELL VEHICLES

A serious case can be made for all vehicle companies to not make gasoline powered vehicles anymore. Due to the fact that alternative fuel and fuel cells do not emit any carbon dioxide, they would make the world cleaner. This can then be attributed to helping against climate change and global warming. Producing all vehicles that do not emit any carbon dioxide would be a very good step in stopping global warming. The good thing is, is that the world is seeing more companies produce fuel-cell vehicles. Maybe the world should think about only making these type of vehicles.

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Hyundai IONIQ Alternative Fuel Car vs Honda FCX and Hyundai Tucson Fuel-Cell Vehicles

New Fuel Cells Coming To Your Nearest Computer(s) - http://clapway.com/2015/07/17/new-fuel-cells-coming-to-your-nearest-computers456/

Although fuel cells are often praised as the clean, green solution to the present’s energy crisis, we rarely hear what’s keeping them from coming into fully functional fruition. Fuel cells have shabby endurance. On a long enough timeline, the incinerating components used in today’s most advanced fuel cells decompose, slowing the chemical reaction required to convert liquid fuel into potent electricity. What’s worse is the fact that the most advanced technology available relies on micro-particles layered with chemicals required to activate the reaction, but the particles are so small that their surface area limits the amount of catalyst available from moment to moment.

WHY. SO. SERIOUS.

But recently a team of engineers from the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science created an alternate fuel cell catalyst system that relies on nanowires developed form a new kind of material which extends the duration of optimal performance at 2.4 times today’s technology’s ability. You may see their discovery displayed on the cover of ACS Nano’s April issue.

Two yale engineers named Jan Schroers and André Taylor created microscopic nanowires by adapting a new metal alloy called bulk metallic glass (BMG). Their theoretical uniquity is owed to their unusually high surface area, which is capable of holding a greater volume of the necessary catalyst. This increase in volume increases durability, too.

THIS DIFFERS FROM TRADITIONAL FUEL CELL MATERIAL

Up until this new method, carbon black was used to support platinum particles. Carbon black is relatively cheap and fairly conductive, but the platinum inside of the material is difficult to expose because of how the it’s absorbed. In addition, carbon black corrodes rather quickly.

“In order to produce more efficient fuel cells, you want to increase the active surface area of the catalyst, and you want your catalyst to last,” said Taylor.

HOW SMALL IS BULK METAL GLASS?

BMG Nanowires are only 13 nanometers (roughly 1/10,000 the diameter of a single human hair), which is one-third the size of carbon black particles. Additionally, nanowires’ being so long and exceptionally thin supplies them with a much greater surface area per unit of mass. To boot, instead of installing platinum post-material-hoc, the Yale engineers are able to incorporate platinum directly into the structure of the nanowire alloy, making the new material a synthetic marvel of customized functionality.

NANO-GEOMETRY IS A THING

Because of nanowires specific chemical makeup, the material can be molded into small rods and blown into complex and interesting shapes using a hot-press method.

PRELIMINARY TESTING

To date, Taylor’s tested the new catalyst system on alcohol-based fuel cells (e.g. ethanol and methanol), however we will soon see the new fuel cell system tested on versions applicable to such quotidian devices as laptop computers, cell phones and remote sensors.

“This is the introduction of a new class of materials that can be used as electrocatalysts,” added Taylor. “It’s a real step toward making fuel cells commercially viable and, ultimately, supplementing or replacing batteries in electronic devices.”

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New Fuel Cells Coming To Your Nearest Computer(s)