Hydrogen Generating Car – Green Christmas Gift Idea #4
Green Christmas Gift Idea #4: The Hydrogen Generating Car only $79.95 at Discovery Channel Store
Okay I know what you’re thinking and don’t worry, the risk of creating Hindenburg-type flames in your house are pretty small. The Hydrogen Generating Car contains a fuel cell and runs on hydrogen gas, one of the contenders for the fuel of the future (personally I prefer electric cars/hybrids). It also demonstrates the conundrum of building a hydrogen economy, as the gas is a fuel but not an energy source. You have to make it first. The Hydrocar’s fuel cell splits water into hydrogen and oxygen to create its own fuel. To power that reaction, the kit comes with a solar panel, but you need direct sunlight to make it work. The fallback is regular alkaline batteries. The kit requires some assembly and is for ages age 12 and up (under adult supervision of course).
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9 Comments
shadowmeyer
December 18th, 2007
at 1:06pm
Looks very cool. I have heard that these hydrogen fuel cells are going to be put into cars. The only exhaust they are soposed to give off is clean water.
Jnuge
December 18th, 2007
at 3:56pm
How is it a hydrogen “generating” car if it burns and uses hydrogen as fuel?
Aidan F
December 18th, 2007
at 5:47pm
It’s a hydrogen generating car because it actually splits the water into both hydrogen and oxygen before it uses it as a fuel.
ajcrm125
December 18th, 2007
at 10:28pm
It’s a hydrogen generating car because it gnerates the hydrogen that it uses for combustion. I’m assuming it generates the hydragen through electrolosys.
PhilM
December 19th, 2007
at 2:12am
“… the gas is a fuel but not an energy source.” Give that man a cigar! Ethanol and Hydrogen are two of the biggest scams being foisted on the world today for common transportation. Neither one is cheap or effective when compared to the other forms we have, and both will do more damage than less. Merry Christmas and a Bountiful New Year to all.
Chuck D.
December 19th, 2007
at 7:23am
The main reason Hydrogen & Ethanol are expensive is the fact that they both must be manufactured.(or processed). However they BOTH burn cleaner…thus protecting the environment..- Even better is Eco-Diesel, which burns cleaner and gets much better mileage per gallon, Granted this requires a diesel engine to begin with.
Condoulo
December 19th, 2007
at 7:44pm
Wait, so this is some toy car that generates hydrogen or something? Maybe I just need to see something like this in person or something.
George Perry
January 11th, 2008
at 10:20am
Hammacher Schlemmer has sold out of these cars. Do you know where I could order one?
George Perry
Oliver2341
January 11th, 2008
at 6:36pm
I love your shows, Keep them coming on youtube and on ustream! I look up to you Chris Pirillo, your one of my heros!
I like the idea of having a Hydrogen Generating Car its sounds REALLY smart. I wouldnt mess with the stuff though.. might blow my hands off.. lol
Oliver2341