Hydrogen powered motorcycle developed as a college project
Written on March 10, 2009 – 7:55 pm | by BikersUnite
Two students from Swathmore College, USA took two years and approx Rs 5,00,000(410,000) to develop this hydrogen powered motorcycle as a college project.
Hydrogen powered motorcycle
Alex Bell and Andres Pacheco used a chassis from Buell Cyclone to develop a working hyrogen fuel cell powered motorcycle capable of producing 1.5 hp & reaching a top speed of 33 kmph. On a typical full charge, it can travel for one hour with an efficiency of 50% it it’s drivetrain.
Greatest hurdle faced by the students was an optimal Hydrogen storage system which was neither bulky nor required greater cooling nor pressure. They solved this hurdle by using a Ballard polymer exchange membrane fuel cell.
Source : Wired
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