Pretty cool article here: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20030207S0042
It talks about the potential of fuel cells to revolutionize the car industry. I'm
glad to see the gov's putting some money towards making it possible.
Here's a small excerpt:
GM engineers contend that fuel cell technology provides an
extraordinary design platform,
the likes of which has not been seen in the 100-plus years of the
automobile's history.
Because fuel-cell-based vehicles would be powered by electric
motors, rather than internal
combustion engines, GM engineers see them as a means for
streamlining the appearance and
the manufacturing of automobiles. Ultimately, the company's plans
to integrate fuel cells with
by-wire technologies would eliminate engines, transmissions,
steering columns, brake
linkages, master cylinders, hydraulic fluid lines and reservoirs
from vehicles, enabling them to
pack all functional components in an 11-inch-deep "skateboard"
that would serve as the
platform for a variety of vehicle bodies.
-Bry
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