DUTCH LAUNCH EMISSIONS-FREE SCOOTER
August 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A DUTCH engineering team has developed an emissions-free scooter that uses heat generated from braking to help recharge its battery. Epyon, a spin-off company from the Netherlands' Delft Technology University, has designed a hybrid hydrogen-battery energy supply enabling its models to outperform standard scooters without pollution. Engineer Crijn Bouman said: "The concept is a very small fuel cell with a very large battery. A commuter travels at between 10 and 30 km/h, which the battery can power at maximum performance, and then when the ...
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