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ELECTRICITY FROM GASOLINE

In cooperation with Delphi Automotive Systems , the largest supplier of automotive components in the world, BMW has developed a new fuel cell that allows to receive electricity from gasoline. At this electrochemical "station" gasoline evaporates, and in the so-called reformer, the hydrogen contained in it is separated. From hydrogen by heating it to 800'C and using ceramic materials from zirconium oxide, electricity is obtained.

The solid oxide fuel cell ( SOFC ) will be ready for serial production in about five years, and then it can replace the generator.

The big advantage is that SOFC does not save electricity as a regular battery. It produces it by chemical reaction of hydrogen with oxygen contained in the air. And it can not only supply energy to all modern and future on-board vehicle systems. It will also provide completely new functions, such as maintaining the required microclimate in the car with the engine off. Already next year, WMW will be the world's first automotive company, which uses a different type of fuel cell battery with proton exchange membrane technology on the 7 series sedans with a promising hydrogen drive. This battery will directly receive hydrogen from the tank of the car, and therefore the reformer is not needed. The battery on the fuel cells is not larger than the usual battery, but it is much more efficient than it and has a long service life.

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Date of publication 05.06.2004гг

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