Water as fuel for cars in 2010
The water will move vehicles in 2010 thanks to fuel cells.
Vehicles in 2010 will depend less on fossil fuels and can move only with hydrogen, which when transformed into water in the so-called "fuel cell" car will produce the energy required to move.
Escalating fuel prices and growing concern about the environment, which has resulted in standards stricter expulsion of gases has prompted the automotive industry to seek alternatives that ensure mobility in the future.
The fuel cell is a device based on the chemical combination of hydrogen and oxygen, elements that are transformed into water and, at the time of the reaction, releasing enough energy to move the vehicle.
The French company PSA Peugeot Citroën believes that in 2010 calendar, this technological breakthrough will change the car industry and stated that the system has developed in the area allows their cars to circulate in 2010 with hydrogen and water vapour ejected.
The German-American automotive group Daimler Chrysler was the first company in the world to market vehicles powered by a fuel cell, small buses that circulate in some cities and help to reduce the total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) urban traffic.
In addition, other companies have added the device to their vehicles with hybrid-electric motor and gasoline-like BMW, which was introduced in the last room of the Frankfurt car, a version of the 7 Series, which combines hydrogen and gasoline.
The problem with the vehicles that are currently powered by hydrogen is the lack of a distribution network and the large size of this gas in the tank, remaining space for passengers and the boot of the vehicle.
But the evolution of this technology has led to cars that can produce hydrogen by themselves, depending on their needs, although in this case have to resort to traditional fuel.
The French manufacturer Renault introduced at the last world conference on hydrogen energy from their most recent advances in this field, including an instrument called a "reformer", can transform the liquid fuel into a hydrogen-rich gas is purified until it is can be used in the cell.
For its part, Volkswagen introduced a new cell this week at high temperature combustion, in his opinion, it opens the door to mass production for 2010 calendar.
The device will allow Volkswagen to make the system more compact, lightweight, rugged and cheap.
The company anticipated that the first vehicle test cell with a high combustion temperature will be ready in 2010 and 10 years later to come on to market the first car with an engine of this type, suitable for daily and at an affordable price.
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