Mercedes Hydrogen Concept Car
Hydrogen Fueled Toy Car A Cool Gift Idea for Tech-Obsessed Kids of All Ages
Not so long ago I had the chance to check out a couple of cool gifts for kids this holiday season, and the Hydrogen Car availablethrough Discovery was definitely one of them. Similar to the H-Racer, it combines a cool, futuristic look with fuel cell technology to teach kids of all ages about the benefits of clean technology development.
And while the car automatically avoids obstacles after bumping into them, the one real drawback is that it doesn’t go tremendously fast. So I suspect the eco-geek on your list may well enjoy it more than the kid who’s looking for the fastest machine in existence.
Also, there’s no way to control where it’s headed, and the tank of Hydrogen doesn’t last terribly long either.
But, the truth is as I said above… The average eco-geek will love it. And with Christmas just around the corner, it may make a really fun, educational, unique gift for that technology-obsessed kid on your list.
And alternatively, it may be something they’d like to pick up for themselves with some of their Christmas loot when the day is done. Let’s face reality, as the pockets of parents and grandparents across America empty for Christmas, it’s quite often the kids who are the one’s left holding a tidy stash to spend on a cool toy like this one the day after.
See also:: The Hydrogen Rocket: A Blast with My Kids and Maybe Yours Too?
via:: Discovery Store
Resembling the Audi Will Smith drove in "iRobot," the world's smallest hydrogen powered toy car uses hydrogen for fuel employing the same technology that auto companies are toying with to develop zero-emission vehicles. Like most alternative fuel cars it's more pricey than regular toy cars, and refueling takes about 10 minutes. If the price of batteries makes you see red then and traveling in a straight line for 325 feet for three minutes sounds like fun, then this is the car for you. That's right, no steering and no remote control in this model. To add to the silliness of this car, the fueling station uses a little solar panel as a catalyst for electrolysis or two AA batteries (not included.) The Giugiarò Vadho is a tandem two-seater, with both driver and rear passenger residing on the left side of the vehicle. At the both left side and the right side contains the hydrogen ICE power train which can be switched depending upon the country in which is being driven. The Giugiarò Vadho interior design has futuristic ergonomically designed seats which contains two joysticks on the driver’s armrests and drive-by-wire technology that will make the gaming enthusiast feel right at home. The joysticks move back and forth on the armrest to assist the driver on curves and other challenging driving conditions. BMW's HYDROGEN CARWorld's Smallest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Toy Car Is Cool-Looking, Expensive And Silly
The Giugiaro Vadho hydrogen concept car is created by Italdesign, the Giugiaro Vadho embodies a futuristic aeronautic spirit rarely seen in any automobile. Tthe Giugiaro Vadho is powered by the same V-12 engine as the BMW Hydrogen 7 and uses BMW’s 7-speed SMG transmission.
The H2R concept car uses liquid hydrogen fuel. BMW plans to develop a production car with a hydrogen combustion engine.
L.A. Auto Show
BMW stresses hydrogen as performance fuel
LOS ANGELES -- Riding high on the back of a record sales year in 2004, BMW has underscored its belief in hydrogen as a future performance fuel.
At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW presented the speed-record setting H2R liquid hydrogen car in North America for the first time.
"BMW is the world leader in the development of hydrogen cars with internal combustion engines," said Tom Purves, chairman and CEO of BMW Group (U.S.). "We believe that in the output range above 140 horsepower, there is still no other clean, practical alternative to hydrogen.
"The H2R concept car is more than a mere exercise. We will offer customers a production car with a hydrogen combustion engine during the production period of the current BMW 7 series."
Ahead of the 2005 launch of a new generation 3 Series, BMW unveiled a competition package version of its M3 performance sedan.
With 19-inch wheels, quicker steering and other modifications, this special M3 will cost an extra $4,000