Fuel cells to the fore [electric vehicles].

Long regarded as a far-future technology, proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel-cell systems have be more compact and may well finesse the battery problem in electric vehicles. PEM fuel cells operating at about 80°C and employing a thin plastic sheet as their electrolyte, are easy and safe to...

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Published in:IEEE spectrum 35, 11 (1998).
Main Author: Gilchrist, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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