Ford Motor Company produces a wide variety of cars, trucks, crossovers and sport-utility vehicles. Ford has a goal of reducing the environmental impact of automobiles by manufacturing innovative, eco-friendly cars. They currently offer gasoline-electric hybrids such as the Hybrid Fusion, and plans for the future include a plug-in electric vehicle. The Ford Hydrogen Fusion 999 is a race car produced by Ford, Ohio State University, Ballard Power Systems and Roush that uses alternative fuel.
History
The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 is a fuel-cell-powered vehicle that was researched for 10 years and under construction for one year. Named after the 1902 race car developed by Henry Ford, the founder of the company, it then debuted at the 2007 Utah Bonneville Speed Week. When raced, it reached a speed of 207.297 miles an hour, which is a land speed record for a production-based fuel-cell-powered vehicle. The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 earned the company the title of the first automaker in the world to set this record.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power
This Ford model is powered entirely by hydrogen fuel cells. It represents an important step toward the commercialization of vehicles of this nature, which is very beneficial for the environment. Hydrogen fuel cells combine hydrogen with oxygen to generate energy. The only emission to result from this combination is eco-friendly H2O. This vehicle shows the efficiency and effectiveness of hydrogen fuel cells as they can be compared with more traditional engine options.
Specifications
The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 is powered by a 350 kW fuel-cell system designed by the company, which comprises 16 Ballard Mk902 fuel-cell rows. The DC fuel-cell current is fed to an inverter, where the curent is converted to AC. This current is what then powers the 770-horsepower induction motor. This vehicle stores both compressed hydrogen gas and compressed heliox, which is 60-percent heliox and 40-percent oxygen, on board. The need for a traditional air compressor is eliminated with the use of supplemented oxygen, which allows the fuel cells to generate more power than if normal air were used.
This Ford model also has a drag coefficient of 0.21, decreased by engineers from 0.34. The curb weight is 6,700 pounds, and it has a six-speed manual transmission and Wilwood disc brakes supported by two parachutes. It has a rear-engine transaxle that, along with the transmission, was sourced from the Ford GT.
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