AZEqualizer
03-06-2009, 08:12 AM
Last year Morgan debuted a concept car called the LifeCar which was to use a hydrogen fuel cell. and a set of electric motors to power the car.
According to this article in Autobloggreen (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/03/06/morgan-pushing-forward-with-lifecar-design-now-a-serial-hybrid/), Morgan plans to go forward with its LifeCar and bring it to market within the next few years.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/03/morgan_lifecar_2_580.jpg
"In place of the hydrogen fuel cell, the new model will use a small internal combustion engine to power a set of ultracapacitors that send power to an electric motor at each wheel. Instead of relying on electricity from the grid, this serial hybrid would sport an engine specifically optimized for efficiency over a narrow range of operation, minimizing fuel usage. If and when a hydrogen infrastructure ever exists, the platform can be adapted back in that direction."
According to this article in Autobloggreen (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/03/06/morgan-pushing-forward-with-lifecar-design-now-a-serial-hybrid/), Morgan plans to go forward with its LifeCar and bring it to market within the next few years.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/03/morgan_lifecar_2_580.jpg
"In place of the hydrogen fuel cell, the new model will use a small internal combustion engine to power a set of ultracapacitors that send power to an electric motor at each wheel. Instead of relying on electricity from the grid, this serial hybrid would sport an engine specifically optimized for efficiency over a narrow range of operation, minimizing fuel usage. If and when a hydrogen infrastructure ever exists, the platform can be adapted back in that direction."