Cars & Concepts

Nissan develops new ethanol fuel cells to jump infrastructure hurdle

The test bench for Nissan's solid oxide fuel cell that runs on bio-ethanol electric power. It features an e-bio fuel-cell with an SOFC power generator. The SOFC utilizes the reaction of multiple fuels, including ethanol and natural gas, with oxygen to produce electricity with high efficiency. (NISSAN)
June 14, 2016 05:00 AM

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan Motor Co. has developed a new kind of fuel cell drivetrain for cars that taps an onboard tank of ethanol instead of pressurized hydrogen, delivering a cheaper and safer ride that it says is more user friendly.

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