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  • Futuristic SUV runs on hydrogen

    09/16/2002 9:32:51 AM PDT · by Tumbleweed_Connection · 49 replies · 1,279+ views
    Daily News ^ | 9/15/02 | Andrew Bridges
    In the parking lot of a building squeezed between Interstate 80 and the Sacramento River, Kota Manabe did something at once elemental and revolutionary: He topped off the tank of a sport utility vehicle. The only suggestions that anything was out of the ordinary were the flame-retardant suit the Toyota engineer wore and the fuel he pumped into the Highlander: pure hydrogen. "Basically, it's just like refueling at a normal station,' fellow engineer Kyo Hattori said. Almost. While hydrogen is the most-abundant element in the universe, as an automotive fuel it's about as commonplace as moon travel. There are only...