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Vision Electric Truck

June 30, 2011 By admin

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — January 15, 2009 — Expanding its commitment to bringing cutting-edge, zero-emission solutions to port operations, the Port of Los Angeles is entering into negotiations with Los Angeles-based Vision Industries for the purchase and evaluation of Visions hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks. The heavy-duty big-rigs will be tested to evaluate their suitability for short and medium distance cargo-hauling (or drayage) operations, and other similar applications. Vision Industries has been marketing its Class 8 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric truck for more than a year and will now work with the Port of Los Angeles to further evaluate its performance in the rigorous port trucking environment. The Vision trucks are powered by a combination of a hydrogen fuel cell and lithium batteries and have a potential range of up to 400 miles. Los Angeles has been the worldwide leader in reductions in port emissions with initiatives like our highly successful Clean Air Action Plan and Clean Truck Program, said Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Our commitment to working with companies that develop zero-emission trucks is another important strategy in our plan to grow Los Angeles green by being a catalyst in testing and bringing to market the most promising emission reduction technologies. The Ports partnership with Vision Industries reflects our unwavering commitment to pursuing sustainable clean air solutions for the long-term, said Port …

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Zinc Air Fuel Cell Licensed To Power Electric Vehicles

June 21, 2011 By admin

Zinc Air Inc. (ZAI) announced that it had obtained exclusive rights from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the zinc air fuel cell (U.S. Patent 5,434,020) invented by John Cooper, a retired Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory chemist.

A fuel cell is typically similar in operation to a conventional battery, although they have some distinct physical differences. Primarily, a fuel cell is an electro-chemical device wherein the chemical energy of a fuel is converted directly into electric power. The main difference between a conventional battery and a fuel cell is that, unlike a battery, a fuel cell is supplied with reactants externally. As a result, whereas a battery is discharged, a fuel cell never faces such a problem, as long as the supply of fuel is provided.

The zinc air fuel cell consumes zinc metal and atmospheric oxygen, and produces a reaction product consisting of a liquid suspension of zinc oxides and potassium zincate in an alkaline electrolyte.
Refueling is accomplished by replacing the spent electrolyte with fresh electrolyte and zinc pellets.

During discharge, zinc pellets fall continuously from the overlying hopper into a narrow opening at the top of each cell. Because the cell gap is only a few times larger than the particles, the particles do not close pack–even when subjected to strong vibrations. Electrolyte flows upward through the cell and hopper to remove heat and reaction products.

“At the moment, most in the auto industry are currently looking to lithium batteries as the power solution for electric vehicles, but those batteries are manufactured primarily outside of the United States and are not cost effective for widespread use,” said ZAI Co-Founder and President Dave Wilkins. “There is enough readily available zinc just in the United States to produce billions of these batteries,” he continued.

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