Question

Do you believe fuel cells will be the future of automobiles and small heat engines? Why or Why not? If not, what do you believe is the future?

Answer 1

SOLUTION :

Fuel cell coverts chemical energy to electrical energy. In the future, fuel cells could power our automobiles and small heat engine with replacing the petroleum fuel.

Why Fuel Cells:

• Fuel cells have maily three applications:

1. Transportation
2. Portable use
3. Stationary installations

• Fuel cells use in future by replacing petroleum fuel which emits Green house gases.
• Fuel cells are two to three times more efficient than an internal combustion engine.
• Fuel cells are free from carbon emissions.
• Fuel cells are renewal energy source.

Why not fuel cells :

• The main cause that we can't get use fuel cells is cost of it.
• It is difficult to store and distribution of hydrogen.
• Fuel cell gives out nitrogen dioxide and other emissions, which is toxic and very harmful.
• Fuel cells are highly flammable.
• Despite being renewable, it still needs fossil fuels to be transformed to hydrogen fuel.

Electricity is the transportation fuel of the future automobiles with small On-board generators, advance batteries or tanks of hydrogen will one day be as plentiful as gasoline vehicles are today.