Wednesday, July 25, 2001

Fuel Cell Applications The emergence of fuel cell applications in transport, industry, the home, and even consumer products, is already hinting at the enormous potential of this technology. Honda R&D director Takeo Fukui projects: "Fuel cell vehicles will probably overtake gasoline-powered cars in the next 20 to 30 years." Ford Motor Company Chairman William C. Ford, Jr. said last year: "I believe fuel cell vehicles will finally end the hundred-year reign of the internal combustion engine as the dominant source of power for personal transport-ation." Fuel cell manufacturer PlugPower, in combination with General Electric, is offering home scale fuel cell systems on a pilot basis. And micro fuel cells are under development that could even power laptop computers and cell phones.

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