Japanese fuel cell sedan
November 18, the official launch of a new car from Toyota called Mirai took place . A feature of the car is the energy source - it works on hydrogen fuel cells. Mirai (in Japanese - the future) can travel up to 300 miles (480 km) at one gas station, refill in less than five minutes, and its exhaust is water vapor. This is a four-door front-wheel drive sedan, similar in size to the Camry.
The car is built on the basis of the prototype FCV fuel car, which was introduced by the company in 2013. The driver is a hybrid installation called FC stack (model FCA110). The reaction with the release of energy occurs without burning. The car also provides energy recovery during braking, which is stored in the secondary battery. The secondary battery is used automatically at elevated loads (for example, during acceleration). The maximum speed is 175 km / h. An interesting feature is the presence of sockets for powering external consumers. The company claims that the car will be able to provide energy to an average Japanese home during the week.
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Since such vehicles require special gas stations, Toyota is working on a project to locate such stations in the United States together with American partners. So far, there are 10 demonstration gas stations in Japan and the USA. Next year, it is planned to collect about 700 cars and start sales in Japan, Europe and the USA (California). The cost of the car at the beginning of sales will be about $ 57 thousand in Japan and the United States and $ 75 thousand in Europe. The Japanese government plans to subsidize almost $ 20,000 for the sale of a car on its territory and build 100 filling stations by 2015 to support fuel cell vehicles. The cost of one refueling is still unknown.
Among the shortcomings of hydrogen fuel cars, the following should be noted. First, hydrogen is not a source of energy, but only its carrier. For the manufacture of fuel, you must first spend energy and for the production of fuel requires more energy than it can give. For the production of hydrogen fuel, as long as there is an electrolysis technology that consumes a lot of energy, or natural gas processing, which emits a lot of CO2. Secondly, to store enough energy, hydrogen must be in tanks under pressure - and it easily leaks, is very explosive, and also has no color or smell.
The car is built on the basis of the prototype FCV fuel car, which was introduced by the company in 2013. The driver is a hybrid installation called FC stack (model FCA110). The reaction with the release of energy occurs without burning. The car also provides energy recovery during braking, which is stored in the secondary battery. The secondary battery is used automatically at elevated loads (for example, during acceleration). The maximum speed is 175 km / h. An interesting feature is the presence of sockets for powering external consumers. The company claims that the car will be able to provide energy to an average Japanese home during the week.
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Since such vehicles require special gas stations, Toyota is working on a project to locate such stations in the United States together with American partners. So far, there are 10 demonstration gas stations in Japan and the USA. Next year, it is planned to collect about 700 cars and start sales in Japan, Europe and the USA (California). The cost of the car at the beginning of sales will be about $ 57 thousand in Japan and the United States and $ 75 thousand in Europe. The Japanese government plans to subsidize almost $ 20,000 for the sale of a car on its territory and build 100 filling stations by 2015 to support fuel cell vehicles. The cost of one refueling is still unknown.
Among the shortcomings of hydrogen fuel cars, the following should be noted. First, hydrogen is not a source of energy, but only its carrier. For the manufacture of fuel, you must first spend energy and for the production of fuel requires more energy than it can give. For the production of hydrogen fuel, as long as there is an electrolysis technology that consumes a lot of energy, or natural gas processing, which emits a lot of CO2. Secondly, to store enough energy, hydrogen must be in tanks under pressure - and it easily leaks, is very explosive, and also has no color or smell.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/363209/
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