The PHB was a bicycle, power-assisted by an electric motor that gets its power from a
hydrogen fuel cell
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions. Fuel cells are different from most batteries in requ ...
. It was manufactured by Pearl (SPHPST.Co). A concept version was unveiled at the 9th ''China International Exhibition on Gas Technology'', Equipment and Applications in 2007. The vehicle weighed approximately 32 kilograms and used a
proton-exchange membrane fuel cell
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), also known as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells, are a type of fuel cell being developed mainly for transport applications, as well as for stationary fuel-cell applications and portable f ...
to generate about 200
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of Power (physics), power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3. It is used to quantification (science), quantify the rate of Work ...
s.
It was able to reach approximately 25 km/h, and the company stated that, on a full
tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; ...
, it could be ridden a distance of 60 to 100 kilometres. The motor was a
brushless motor
A brushless DC electric motor (BLDC), also known as an electronically commutated motor, is a synchronous motor using a direct current (DC) electric power supply. It uses an electronic controller to switch DC currents to the motor windings, p ...
. The bike was announced in 2007 to sell for approximately US$2500, but no hydrogen supply network was available.
"Hydrogen fuel bike debuts in Shanghai"
''Shanghai Daily'', September 5, 2007
See also
* Hydrogen vehicle
A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen to move. Hydrogen vehicles include some road vehicles, rail vehicles, space rockets, forklifts, ships and aircraft. Motive power is generated by converting the chemical energy of hydrogen to me ...
* Electric bicycle
An electric bicycle, e-bike, electrically assisted pedal cycle, or electrically power assisted cycle is a bicycle with an integrated electric motor used to assist propulsion. Many kinds of e-bikes are available worldwide, but they generally fa ...
References
External links
Valeswood ETD Ltd, UK
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Motorized bicycles