An iconic automotive manufacturer has produced a prototype with four motors that is capable of 100% clean combustion. It makes use of innovative technology and the latest in alternative fuels to provide a truly unique experience for the driver and passenger. As the world has embraced the electric motor, the biggest and best names in the business are hard at work pushing the technology to the limit. With most prototypes unveiled to the world, the design is a continuous effort that takes several years to perfect before releasing it to the public.
100% clean combustion has become a lofty goal in the automotive industry
With the emergence of the electric vehicle, the world was given the first real opportunity to contribute to a cleaner, combustion-free form of personal mobility. And oh, how the world loved the EV. The adoring public flocked to the EV like moths to a flame, and the EV quickly became the best-selling vehicle in the world. As a result, the traditional internal combustion engine that runs on gasoline has become outdated and is seen as a relic from a forgotten time.
The goal in the automotive industry is to achieve 100% clean combustion from its latest renditions of the personal mobility vehicle of the future. The EV has become so popular and the market has swelled to such a point that every major car maker in the world has an EV line or version of its models available for the public to purchase. The problem the EV faces is infrastructure; if only an electric motor could be powered by something other than electricity from the mains.
The hydrogen fuel cell delivers 100% clean combustion for electric motors
As the EV has become more popular, innovation has led to it becoming more complex as well. An unreliable infrastructure and high production costs have led electric vehicle manufacturers to begin exploring the potential of the hydrogen fuel cell. However, the hydrogen fuel cell is complex, and producing the hydrogen to fill the vehicle can be challenging, to say the least. Hydrogen offers a clean combustion process as its only emissions are water.
A new prototype has emerged that makes use of both electric power and hydrogen
The key to this new prototype is that it offers its maker the opportunity to bring innovative hydrogen fuel cell technology to the market well ahead of its competitors. The prototype in question makes use of four electric motors that deliver a combined output of 28 kW (38 hp), which propels the vehicle to a 110 km/h (68 mph) top speed via an astonishing 6.5-second 0-50 km/h acceleration time. Those are some serious numbers.
The Peugeot Quark could be the future of the mobility sector.
Yes, Peugeot has developed a quad that it calls the Quark. The impressive 130 km (81 mi) range is thanks to a 9-liter hydrogen tank that weighs 450 kg (992 lb). The hydrogen in the tank is stored at a diamond forming 10,000 psi, and the hydrogen fuel cell hybrid concept vehicle can even take a passenger along as it has two seats. So the future of the mobility industry lies not with a car, not a motorcycle, but in a quad. All this is from the latest in hydrogen technology.
Can Peugeot bring the concept quad to market and shock the competition?
As some in the automotive universe have not fallen for hydrogen‘s charms as of yet, the technology has taken time to make progress. The lack of investment and general disdain for alternative-powered vehicles have hindered the progress of the hydrogen fuel cell. The best and most practical application of the electric motor is to adapt it to run on the most abundant element in the universe. Peugeot has displayed their foresight to experiment with a marriage of the electric motor and the hydrogen fuel cell, and we absolutely love the result.
