No pollution car: Ever?

Michelin researchers have developed a ' super-clean ' model that uses ' electric-fuel batteries ', which can reach speeds of up to 130km / g.

No smoke, no noise

Every car manufacturer tries to follow the success of the Toyota Prius, by developing fuel-efficient ' hybrid ' models that reduce emissions. However, the real revolution in the car industry appeared in a normal industrial building on the outskirts of Friborg (Switzerland). Pierre Varenne engineer of Michelin company and his colleagues developed a quiet car, accelerating fast and still stable. The car has no gearbox and clutch, no exhaust pipe and no noise. Car's name: Hy-Light.

Refill hydrogen and oxygen for Hy-Light vehicles

Choosing Switzerland as a place to develop new cars is no coincidence, although it may surprise many people because the country does not have a car industry. Working here, Varenne is not under pressure from car companies and oil companies. It is therefore ideal to develop a ' super clean ' vehicle project.

Varenne makes Michelin tires manufacturer. He and his colleagues have a duty to think about the future of cars and how to move. They made a real car, not just an idea. Hy-Light is registered at the Swiss Motor Vehicle Registration Agency (which meets the standards required for circulation).

Hy-Light is a vehicle that uses ' battery-fuel '. The battery generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen thanks to a chemical reaction. These two gases are stored in 2 special construction containers for this purpose. The downside of this design is probably time: it takes nearly 8 minutes to load hydrogen and oxygen into the tank.

Michelin models also use many new innovations of clean technology. Especially the 'active wheel '. These wheels are fitted with an electric motor (quite small, each weighs only 1kg) and a snorkel, located on the inside of the wheel, looks outside without seeing.

High stability

The Hy-Light 'electric-fuel battery' is developed by the Paul Scherrer Institute, one of Switzerland's largest research institutes. The difference from car batteries is that it uses pure oxygen in the bottle. Part

The 'active wheel ' model of the Hy-Light uses ' electric-fuel battery '

The large number of other batteries sucks in the ambient air, so there must be an air compressor in the car and an air quality control system. According to Varenne, the technology used for Hy-Light increases the efficiency of the system by nearly a third.

Another advantage of Hy-Light is that when the car slows down, or the driver wins the car, the electric motor will generate electricity, storing it in the electrical department (condensateur). When the gas is pressed, the newly charged electricity will be transmitted back into the engine, helping the car accelerate quickly. This unique charge is produced by Swiss firm Maxwell.

Hy-Light also has data transfer sensors for a computer. The computer is responsible for controlling both motors and tubes and automatically adjusts so that when the car turns at high speed it remains stable.

Hy-Light weighs 850kg, can reach speeds up to 130km / g, accelerating to 100 km / g in less than 12 seconds. With a tank filled with hydrogen and oxygen, the car could run a 300km circuit.

Parallel to this car, Varenne and colleagues also carried out a larger project. That's how to build the most efficient ' super clean ' vehicle power infrastructure system, because this is the most important factor for the future of the car industry.

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