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Riversimple, a company founded by former race car driver Hugo Spowers and backed by Porsche scion Sebastian Piech, Tuesday unveiled the prototype for a two-seat, hydrogen powered car promising fuel consumption equivalent to 360 miles per gallon (106 kilometres/litre). |
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Passenger capacity
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2 |
Size, weight
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350 kg |
Propulsion concept
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It is equipped with a 6 kilowatt fuel cell that powers electric motors on each of its four wheels that double as brakes and can generate electricity, which is stored in devices called ultracapacitors.
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Fuel
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Hydrogen
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Storage
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Range, consumption
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240 miles (390 kilometres) on a 2.2 pound (1 kilogram) tank of hydrogen
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Top speed, acceleration |
50 miles per hour (80 kph) |
Approval
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Source, link
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http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/riversimple/ |
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Instead of selling the car, touted as the world’s first low-cost and practical hydrogen vehicle, Riversimple says it plans to lease it, for about 200 British pounds ($315) per month - for the car’s expected 20-year lifetime. Leases would include refuelling . |
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