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D.I.Y. hydrogen-powered motorcycle

Here's something you don't see every day: a do-it-yourself hydrogen-powered motorcycle.

Hydrogen-powered cycle: (Photo courtesy Swarthmore College)
Hydrogen-powered cycle: (Photo courtesy Swarthmore College)

Alex Bell and Andres Pacheco (who are engineering majors at Swarthmore College) spent two years and approx. $10,000 developing the motorcycle for a class project.

The bike started out as a Buell Cyclone, and they fitted a Ballard "polymer exchange membrane" fuel cell which provides power to the AC motor.

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Wired Magazine has an excellent story complete with photos describing this very cool accomplishment.

Author: Michael Curry /// submitted on March 4, 2009 - 8:53pm.
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