Imagine a world where there are no petrol bunks and no pollution. With more and more car companies introducing hybrid cars in the market, bike manufacturers are also planning to bring out hybrid motorcycles. The Suzuki Crosscage is one such attempt by Suzuki.
The Crosscage is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell battery designed by a British company named Intelligent Energy. The concept behind the power generation is quite simple. We all know that water is made of two molecules of hydrogen and one molecule of oxygen. The hydrogen which is the cylinder (the fuel source) combines with the oxygen in the atmosphere which gives rise to water vapour which is the only exhaust.
When water is formed by this process, it produces energy which is converted in to electrical energy which in turn is stored a lithium-ion battery (the same kind of battery that we use in our mobile phones). The battery powers the motor which makes the bike move.
This technology makes the bike very light and friendly to the environment. On a single tank of hydrogen, the bike can travel up to 200kms with a power equivalent to that of a 125cc motorcycle. Suzuki is just testing how the market responds to hybrid bikes. There is no plans for mass production yet for the next few years.
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I was wondering when Suzuki will take the plunge to introduce this at the mass level. I think not in the near future. Hybrid cars have not come out yet except the Honda FXC Clarity (that too just in California) so this should take some time.
I think till now only Honda has come out with hybrid vehicles.It is good that even Suzuki has started research and development in this field.Hopefully we will be able to save the planet by using these types of engines or motors.
In reality the production of hydrogen using fossil fuels causes more environment pollution than the direct use of fuel!
The good news is more and more researches are on their way to produce the hydrogen with less environment pollution. I hope that one day hydrogen will replace the fossil fuel throughout the world!
Yeah, what a great idea. No pollution, No global warming. Let the environmental friendly bike be introduced… Let us save EARTH …