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1. About the H-racer

1. About the H-racer
H-racer
H-racer
The
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is a futuristic toy car that contains one of the most exciting and advanced technologies
is a futuristic toy car that contains one of the most exciting and advanced technologies
of the 21st century. This car operates on 100% clean fuel produced by a miniature solar-powered
of the 21st century. This car operates on 100% clean fuel produced by a miniature solar-powered
hydrogen refueling station that converts water to hydrogen using energy captured from the sun. To
hydrogen refueling station that converts water to hydrogen using energy captured from the sun. To
help improve the quality of our environment, reduce the impact of soaring energy costs, and
help improve the quality of our environment, reduce the impact of soaring energy costs, and
decrease our dependence on imported oil, the time is right to start introducing the world to the
decrease our dependence on imported oil, the time is right to start introducing the world to the
benefits of hydrogen fuel cell technologies.
benefits of hydrogen fuel cell technologies.
Cars running on clean and renewable fuel are the ultimate dream of many of today's world leaders,
Cars running on clean and renewable fuel are the ultimate dream of many of today's world leaders,
engineers and scientists seeking to eliminate mankind's reliance on fossil fuels in favor of
engineers and scientists seeking to eliminate mankind's reliance on fossil fuels in favor of
climate-friendly energy resources. With new advances in technology, hydrogen is fast becoming the
climate-friendly energy resources. With new advances in technology, hydrogen is fast becoming the
world's next fuel. Hydrogen offers many important advantages: it is non-toxic, renewable, clean to
world's next fuel. Hydrogen offers many important advantages: it is non-toxic, renewable, clean to
use, carbon-free, and it is the most abundant element in our universe. By using fuel cell technology
use, carbon-free, and it is the most abundant element in our universe. By using fuel cell technology
to convert hydrogen to electricity without any combustion, this approach offers a significant solution
to convert hydrogen to electricity without any combustion, this approach offers a significant solution
to many of our global energy, environmental and security problems. The only exhaust resulting from
to many of our global energy, environmental and security problems. The only exhaust resulting from
hydrogen fuel cell cars is pure water. This is why fuel cell cars that use hydrogen as a fuel are also
hydrogen fuel cell cars is pure water. This is why fuel cell cars that use hydrogen as a fuel are also
known as "zero emission vehicles."
known as "zero emission vehicles."
Most of the world's automotive companies are developing hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with the hope of
introducing this revolutionary technology to the public over the next years.
The H-racer is the world's smallest hydrogen fuel cell car, and the miniature version of real-size
hydrogen powered cars being developed today in laboratories. Although simpler in design, this
palm-size fuel cell car contains all the necessary technology to make it run. It includes an on-board
hydrogen storage tank, a fuel cell system connected to the car's electric motor, and a hydrogen
refueling valve system that can connect the car's storage tank to an external hydrogen refueling
station.
The H-racer is also very safe. Given its small size, only tiny quantities of hydrogen are needed to
power the car. Its only emission is just tiny quantities of pure water that come directly out of the fuel
cell during operation. The amount of water produced by the fuel cell power system is so small that
you will not even notice it.
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Why Hydrogen?
Our civilization consumes carbon-based fossil fuels 100,000 times faster than they are being made
Our civilization consumes carbon-based fossil fuels 100,000 times faster than they are being made
available, raising many questions about global supplies and whether they are able to meet the
available, raising many questions about global supplies and whether they are able to meet the
world's fast-growing global energy demand. With geopolitical uncertainties in oil producing countries
world's fast-growing global energy demand. With geopolitical uncertainties in oil producing countries
and insufficient oil refining capacity, our global economy is already under significant pressure. Oil is
and insufficient oil refining capacity, our global economy is already under significant pressure. Oil is
critical to the well-being of entire nations, therefore new technologies that can reduce the
critical to the well-being of entire nations, therefore new technologies that can reduce the
dependence on imported oil are becoming strategic. National security concerns are now
dependence on imported oil are becoming strategic. National security concerns are now
encouraging scientists from all over the world to develop new energy technology solutions such as
encouraging scientists from all over the world to develop new energy technology solutions such as
hydrogen fuel cells.
hydrogen fuel cells.
An even greater issue has to do with the consumption of oil itself. Fossil fuels contain carbon, and
An even greater issue has to do with the consumption of oil itself. Fossil fuels contain carbon, and
burning gasoline in our cars creates toxic air pollution in our cities and contributes to massive
burning gasoline in our cars creates toxic air pollution in our cities and contributes to massive
amounts of carbon dioxide being released into our atmosphere. Carbon dioxide accumulation is the
amounts of carbon dioxide being released into our atmosphere. Carbon dioxide accumulation is the
cause of greenhouse effects and global warming. For more than 100 years, humans have burned
cause of greenhouse effects and global warming. For more than 100 years, humans have burned
tremendous amounts of carbon-based fuels, causing our atmosphere to heat up. Global warming
tremendous amounts of carbon-based fuels, causing our atmosphere to heat up. Global warming
can now be witnessed by increasingly violent storms, desertification, shrinking mountain glaciers,
can now be witnessed by increasingly violent storms, desertification, shrinking mountain glaciers,
melting polar ice caps, changing ocean currents and rising sea water levels. We are just starting to
melting polar ice caps, changing ocean currents and rising sea water levels. We are just starting to
notice the effects.
notice the effects.
Our society needs a new and renewable fuel and hydrogen is the best solution for the long term.
Our society needs a new and renewable fuel and hydrogen is the best solution for the long term.
Indeed, hydrogen is the most abundant element in our universe and carries the most energy per
unit of weight. This carbon-free fuel can be produced either using traditional or renewable power
sources such as solar or wind power. Once captured, hydrogen can be converted back to usable
energy in numerous applications, including cars. This means our every day fuel can be produced
locally, and in unlimited quantities. When it is consumed in the fuel cell, the result is electricity and
water. This water can then be used to produce hydrogen and oxygen, making the cycle is
continuous and natural, with no toxic emissions. There are many challenges to making this a reality,
but it's only a matter of time... ...and human ingenuity!
Around the world, several "Hydrogen Highway" projects are being developed and over 200
hydrogen refueling stations have already been built to service the first fuel cell cars.
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