These wheels are turning, but they arent powered by electricity or gasoline - they’re powered by hydrogen, and as expected it is China that is starting to take the lead in creating automobiles and vehicles that use renewable energies. We doff our collective caps in your honor.
China’s first independently developed high efficiency and low discharge hydrogen engine was successful ignited in Chongqing, by ChangAn Auto Co. Ltd on June 18th. The high efficiency and low discharge hydrogen engine is the only main hydrogen fuel project that was established by the national “863″ plan. The successful ignition marks a breakthrough in the progress of China’s technology research, and lays a foundation for national hydrogen engine industrialization development.
China’s independently developed high efficiency and low discharge hydrogen engine is a new type of internal combustion engine. Compared with the traditional gasoline engine and diesel engine, it has the specific advantages including high efficiency, low discharge, low cost and adaptable. It is greatly significant in reducing environmental pollution and responding to the energy crisis.
As early as 2005, ChangAn began to research the hydrogen engine and formally attained the establishment of the national “863″ plan. In two years of efforts, this project has finally produced the successful operation of the hydrogen engine.
We hope they put this engine into something that is worthy of something so great, we hope it doesn’t find its way into a Suzuki Alto.
It’s great to see countries across the globe producing hydrogen power cars that could be the future. Hydrogen is such a clean source of energy, but the major problem is that it is often produced from fossil fuels. Hopefully hydrogen can soon be generated using sustainable methods and truly make it a environmentally friendly option.