VW tests hydrogen fuel cell car …westport, Isuzu accelerate testing… ESW developing fuel cell catalyst system

摘要

Volkswagen has announced the first long-range test drive of its Hy. Power fuel cell can On the sane mountainous journey, Volkswagen also tested a high-tech Jetta Turbo direct injection diesel using a super-clean synthetic diesel called SunFuel. SunFuel is a nontraditional low-sulfur fuel that can be made from renewable sources such as plants, waste products and other raw materials. Both cars were tested in the depths of winter and driven over the 6578 ft, high Simplon Pass that connects Switzerland and Italy. Together with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Zurich Switzerland, Volkswagen developed a low-cost hydrogen fuel cell with extra high performance "supercaps" or ultra capacitors, that can store a fuel cell engine; electrical energy for use during strenuous driving, such as passing on steep grades. These supercaps eliminate the need for heavy energy storage batteries. The companion vehicle on the test was a Volkswagen Jetta TDI that used SunFuel. Volkswagen believes this fuel, which it said offers the lowest particulate emissions possible today could be used in future near-zero emission fuel-cell cars that use a reformer device to convert regular gas or diesel fuel into hydrogen.