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PHB bicycle. The PHB was a bicycle, power-assisted by an electric motor that gets its power from a hydrogen fuel cell.It was manufactured by Pearl (SPHPST.Co). A concept version was unveiled at the 9th China International Exhibition on Gas Technology, Equipment and Applications in 2007.
The transport division works closely with integration partners that cater both to the car industry (supplying fuel cells to the Riversimple Urban Car or Micro cab) [16] [17] and offers an Electric Bike Kit, a plug and play hydrogen fuel cell system to hybrid with existing electric bikes.
[1] [7] Emmanuel Antonot previously worked for Lapierre bikes, one of Europe's oldest bicycle manufacturers. [8] The initial formula quickly met with success. Sales rose from 1,500 units in 2012 to 3000 in 2013. [1] In 2015, the FCPR Initiative et Finance announced that it had acquired a stake in the company's capital.
There are several experimental prototypes using fuel cell technology. ENV developed by Intelligent Energy is a hydrogen fuel cell prototype. The motorcycle has a range of 100 miles (160 km) and can reach a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h). [58] Suzuki has also developed a concept hydrogen fuel cell scooter based on the Suzuki Burgman. [59]
An electric bicycle is a conventional bicycle that has been fitted with an electric motor. Most often electric bicycles or e-bikes are powered by rechargeable batteries however some experimental electric bicycles run directly on or recharge their batteries via solar panels, fuel cells, gas generators or other alternative energy sources.
The alkaline fuel cell (AFC) or hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell was designed and first demonstrated publicly by Francis Thomas Bacon in 1959. It was used as a primary source of electrical energy in the Apollo space program. [41] The cell consists of two porous carbon electrodes impregnated with a suitable catalyst such as Pt, Ag, CoO, etc.
Tidalforce Electric Bicycle. The Tidalforce Electric Bicycle was an electric bicycle manufactured by Wavecrest Labs from 2003 until the company went out of business in 2006. All models of Wavecrest Tidalforce electric bikes have a 36 volt electric hub motor built into the rear wheel hub and a 36 volt battery pack built into the front wheel hub.
The fuel cell has a high efficiency peak at low load, while at high load the efficiency drops. The hydrogen combustion engine has a peak at high load and can achieve similar efficiency levels as a hydrogen fuel cell. [34] From this, one can deduce that hydrogen combustion engines are a match in terms of efficiency for fuel cells for heavy duty ...