Of the various types of cars, hydrogen cars are the rarest, although the principle of their operation is the most suitable for preserving the environment: as a result of the work, only pure water without impurities is produced.
Nevertheless, only one hydrogen model is on sale today – Toyota Mirai, and even that costs 7.1 million yen, which in terms of our money is 3.2 million rubles.
In Russia they made a hydrogen aurus Senatealready directed by Kirill Mileshkin, an expert at Za Rulem, the oldest and most authoritative automotive publication in Russia.
This car has some interesting features.
a. No ICE
Essentially hydrogen Senate It is an electric vehicle because it is powered by electric motors. There is no combustion engine here and an electrochemical generator takes its place. It generates electricity and feeds a small battery of 20-36 kWh, from which electric motors draw energy. That is, the generator does not allow you to put on the car huge and expensive batteries, which made the sedan about 100-150 kilograms lighter.
2. Acceleration Dynamics
Due to the electric drive and the lighter weight, the dynamics of the hydrogen senate is incredible. It accelerates to a speed of 100 km/h in just 4 seconds, while the regular version of the sedan takes 6 seconds. At the same time, there is silence in the cabin.
3. Security
It is not worth worrying that in an accident or for other reasons, hydrogen cylinders (the gas there is under a pressure of 700 atmospheres) will explode. Their construction is mega strong and can be crushed without loss of density thanks to composite materials and a metal inner insert.
What’s wrong with Aurus?
But have aurus Senate and the downside, as with any hydrogen car, is that you won’t find any public gas stations for it. For example, during the development of the car, NAMI was forced to build its own hydrogen filling station on site.
Learn more about the characteristics of hydrogen aurus Senate you can in the August issue of the magazine “Behind the wheel” – already on sale.
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The material has been prepared based on Kirill Mileshkin’s article “Move to H”, published in the magazine “Behind the wheel” No. 8/2022.