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Driving to new world records
Oct 4, 2023
A new Guinness World Record was set in June by students from the Technical University of Delft who successfully drove a hydrogen car 2,488.4 kilometers in three days without refueling. Incredibly, they achieved this using less than one kilogram of hydrogen.
The feat was officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the longest distance ever covered by a hydrogen-powered vehicle without refueling. This broke a previous record, set by Toyota, of driving a hydrogen car for 2,000 kilometers without refueling.
Inspire for sustainability
The team aims to inspire the automobile industry and others to transition to more sustainable forms of energy. Hydrogen, for example, is a very attractive, clean fuel option for transportation and electricity generation applications as it only emits water when consumed. It can be produced from a variety of resources including natural gas, nuclear power, biomass, and renewable power like solar and wind energy.
https://www.home.sandvik/en/stories/articles/2023/10/driving-to-new-world-records/
Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers have ensured that their cars are now adept at traveling long distances on a single charge. However, charging times still need to catch up and offer a quicker way to get back on the road again.
Toyota Mirai is a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. In the second quarter of 2023, the Mirai witnessed a positive growth of 64 percent. In the Mirai, hydrogen from the fuel tank is combined with oxygen from the outside air to generate electricity to run the motor. The car is filled up with hydrogen the same way gas is typically filled at a gas station; there is a pump and nozzle, and as you pump the hydrogen, it travels to carbon-fiber-reinforced fuel tanks where it’s stored.
Other hydrogen-powered vehicles have also been announced this year. For example, the world’s first hydrogen-powered urban train began operation in China in May. The train uses a combination of hydrogen fuel cells and supercapacitors as an energy source. In June, North America’s first hydrogen-powered train debuted in Quebec. The Coradia iLint train is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell that provides electrical energy by combining hydrogen stored in tanks on the roof and the oxygen present in the ambient air.
https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/transportation/hydrogen-fueled-car-breaks-guinness-world-record/
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