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Yamaha's nearly-available fuel cell scooter

By squirrelbait - October 30, 2006

in Object Culture

Fuel and energy alternatives are running rampant these days, or at least the ideas are. Could Yamaha soon be releasing the FC-me, a fuel cell-operated scooter?

The "Yamaha Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) System" uses a liquid methanol-water solution as its fuel, which eliminates the need for a converter and a pressurized (fuel) tank and thus makes it possible to create a lightweight system for a small vehicle requiring power in the 1 kW range without compromising on power output characteristics.

Prototyples have been developed along with leasing support from the Shizuoka Prefecture. Their October 19th press release sounds promising yet leaves us dissatisfied as to if and when we'll actually get to zip around on the damn things.

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Is this a sign of things to come? Vehicles with no way for us to fuel them? Or is the fuel coming later? Is some big lobbyist standing in the way of new fuel? Excuse my frustration. I resent hearing about something new and exciting and hear that I can't get my filthy little hands on it despite the price. Granted, I hadn't needed anything other than mass transit, it still irks me to hear about things I can't have.
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