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How does a hydrogen car work?

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When hydrogen is mixed with oxygen in a hydrogen fuel cell's ceramic core, electricity is given off. This can be managed at a steady level with steady mixing of hydrogen and oxygen. The shuttle uses this for electricity. When they mix together they form water. Using the constant souce of electricty, a hydrogen fuel cell car can run on electric motors. As long as you replace the hydrogen ( made by shooting electric current through water) you can continue to drive, unlike a battery car that needs recharging. In short, we could use water to power our hydrogen fuel cell cars, made from off peak ( nighttime) electric generation instead of it not being used for anything.

Some talk of burning the hydrogen as a conbustable gas in an internal combustion engine, but I think that's too risky ( Hindenberg). However, it is possible, in the future, with a hydrogen fuel cell car, to drive up and plug the house into the car, not to charge the car, but to run the house!
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