Sunday, December 7, 2008

The Cars of the Future

Honda became the first manufacturer to complete production of the first commercial hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicle, the FCX Clarity. The car runs on a 100-kilowatt V Flow fuel-cell stack, which works by converting chemical energy into electrical energy to power the car. Unlike electric cars, this car does not need recharging. Of course, it all comes at a cost. Only 200 have been hand made, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars each and already two have been bought by well-known people. Actress Jamie Lee Curtis and Japan's Ministry of the Environment are both happy customers. The United Kingdom's Morgan Motor Company is also developing a similar car called the LIFE car, which is a lightweight fuel-efficient car based on the chassis of the company's Aero 8 model.

The Lightning GT is shown above which is also another electric car, which does 0-60 in less than four seconds.

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