Fuel Tank
New Audi Is Fuel Cell Powered, Nah Its Just A Scooter
This isnt actually a brand new car I am talking about here, but a scooter which at least means that technology is moving forward.
Unveiled at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show the fuel cell powered scooter was a big hit. Intelligent Energy are actually the brains behind all of this and of course they have recieved most of their backing from Suzuki to make this amazing scooter.
Having stunned the motorcycle world two years ago with the Crosscage fuel cell motorbike, Intelligent Energy and Suzuki have now applied this advanced fuel cell technology to a more accessible form of two-wheeled transportation.
The Suzuki Burgman showcase had the scooter earlier this month and by the looks of things it really does have the potential of looking to actually rid the world of the bad emissions. The scooter is fitted with a hydrogen fuel tank which delivers quick refueling, good riding range and a robust frame for increased safety.
The scooter uses the latest version of Intelligent Energy’s unique and proprietary PEM clean fuel cell engine, which are light, compact and well-suited to mass manufacture.
“The zero-emissions Burgman scooter is the latest product of the successful commercial relationship between Suzuki and Intelligent Energy”, commented Dr. Henri Winand, CEO at Intelligent Energy.
“Of course, these clean fuel cell engine powered motorcycles are not simply for motor shows, and can be widely available to everyone in the near future. It actually already has a market of just over 40 million units per annum meaning there is a hell of a lot to get out of it all. Intelligent Energy and Suzuki are actually going to start working even closer on making these vehicles even better and will be holding various tryouts soon
So there it all is, the future of the car, perhaps. Let us just hope that it does come to the car industry in the near future and doesn’t end up as a used Audi Of course for the time being you could go for a current car like the Audi R8 or the Audi TT Roadster.
Recycle My Oil
One interesting fact about Waste Vegetable Oil is that the US produces over 100 million gallons a year. Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) that is filtered can be used straight in diesel vehicles that have been converted to cool the oil, or bio-diesel can be used with no conversion to the vehicle at all. Bio-diesel refining involves some toxic substances – methanol for example – and reduces the cost differential between conventional and recycled fuel. As an alternative to massive gas consumption, waste vegetable oil starts to make sense. One wvo recycling company in Colorado EPR inc. has an oil collection service that will collect restaurant or food service WVO on a regular basis for free. Many companys make arrangements with restaurants/food service to gather and re-use WVO (with or without further refinement) in their converted cars. I would seen that many greenhouse gases are created every year from the burning of diesel fuel in trucks. The recent fuel prices are cause for creative ways to act responsible environmentally speaking and one way, is to use waste vegetable oil as a renewable supply of fuel for vehicles. There are so many benefits of using this source to replace fossil fuels and some of these include abridged air pollution, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and conservation many other valuable resources found on the planet. There are two different ways that you can use vegetable oil as a fuel in engines. The first way is that you can use straight vegetable oil either waste frying oil or fresh- pressed oil, however you will need an extra fuel tank and a system for heating and filtering the oil before it reaches the engine. The oil needs to be heated it is too thick to just work in an engine. If your goal is to go modification free on your diesel your best bet is to use not just WVO but Bio-Diesel. Bio-diesel is a fuel source that can be made from waste vegetable oil when a chemical reaction is induced between methanol and lye. You can create it from waste vegetable oil that can be collected from most restaurants, or you can use fresh pressed oil but that can be costly. World wide this is being produced today to be sold on the commercial market, due to the fact that anyone can get the right equipment it can even be made in your home. Some of the toxic air pollutants that are concentrated include soot, particulates, carbon monoxide, and sulphur oxides, however nitrous oxide emissions may increase slightly.
