Hydrogen is abundant on this planet as the main component in water. Being able to make use of this element as a power source would lead to truly sustainable and clean energy. The fuel cell of the Hydro-Car allows hydrogen and oxygen to combine, producing electricity and water. This water can then be reused to extract hydrogen and oxygen so the system is one continuous cycle that can be sustained naturally. The Fuel cell is a reversible Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM).

The Hydro-Car uses electrolysis to separate the hydrogen and oxygen out of distilled water (provided by you). It stores this in the tanks located at the back of the car, to then combine the hydrogen and oxygen to power the car. The electrolysis though does require powering, and so the kit includes a solar panel to provide a clean source on energy to provide this. The kit does also come with a battery pack that requires two AA batteries that can be used instead of the solar panel.

Once the car has hydrogen and oxygen stored in its tanks it is ready to go. You can see when the car is running from its own hydrogen as two blue LEDs will light up and flash on top of the motor. The Hydro-Car is able to independently navigate around a room avoiding obstacles in its path, it can reverse until it discovers a clear path to travel along.

The Hydro-Car comes in kit form with detailed instructions. These instructions help to teach you about hydrogen power and its advantages and through making the kit and achieving a working car model you will have gained insight into how a hydrogen fuel cell works. The Hydro-Car makes a great educational toy to show children some of the latest eco-friendly energy ideas while being fun to operate.

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The Fuel Cell Car and Experiment Kit is a more advanced eco experiment kit aimed at childen aged 12 or older. The kit features a total of 30 experiments that gives children hands-on experience with fuel cells and electrolysis. There’s an experiment that breaks water down into the component parts oxygen and hydrogren using electrolysis, and then a number of experiments that use these components to create a fuel cell that powers a toy car.

The kit allows children to create hydrogen gas safely and then learn the benefits of using hydrogen as an energy source. The kit contains everything needed to do all of the experiments, including all parts, tools and a lab manual. The only thing not included is distilled water, which is pretty easy to obtain.

The Fuel Cell Car and Experiment Kit is available for $149.95 plus delivery. The kit was also recently awarded Winner of the Silver Award from the Parents Choice Foundation.

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Chrysler has announced a new green transportation vehicle that is eco friendly, being emission free, using electric power rather than petroleum derivatives. The car features iPod and iPhone integration, where the latter doubles as a mobile phone hands free feature too. The Peapod is small, yet available in 2-seater, 4-seater and 6-seater models.

The PeaPod is scheduled for production in 2009 and is intended as a “run-around” or neighbourhood vehicle. Chrysler have announced their intention to market an electric commercial truck and a larger city electric vehicle too. The PeaPod cars have a top speed of 25 miles per hour and a range of up to 30 miles per charge. However, the charging time is roughly 6 to 8 hours via an 110V outlet.

Sounds like a good idea, so that wind and solar power can be exploited as a source of energy for vehicles. However, they look ridiculous, have poor drive v.s. charge times, and look considerably like those very frustrating elderly mobility buggies that just get in the way of both pedestrians and cars.

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