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| Francois Isaac de Rivaz |
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Presentation |
January 1807, France patent |
Project Partners |
Francois Isaac de Rivaz, Switzerland |
Vehicle |
Patent and experimental vehicle |
Status |
Patent and experimental vehicle |
Passenger capacity |
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Size, weight |
Prototype 1813: lenght: ~ 6 m weight: ~ 1 ton |
Propulsion concept |
Internal combustion engine (spark ignition) |
Fuel |
hydrogen |
Storage |
CGH2 ballon |
Range, consumption |
1813, test drive: some 100 meters, with 25 ignitions in series, all hand triggered |
Top speed, acceleration |
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Approval |
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Operation |
1813, first test drive of a vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine. This first experimental prototype was powered by hydrogen gas. |
Goals |
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Costs, prices |
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Funding |
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Source, link |
http://www.cybersteering.com/trimain/history/ecars.html http://members.fortunecity.de/wiso1/MOTOR/ |
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