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Ford Fusion hydrogen fuel cell car hits 161 m.p.h.

Two years ago, a group of Ohio State University students asked Ford Motor Co. if it was interested in building a hydrogen-fueled race car. On Sunday, the result of that proposal made history, according to the Detroit Free Press.

The Ford Fusion 999, a hydrogen- and electric-powered car designed to whip across the salty white desert during Bonneville Speed Week, zoomed across the infinite horizon at 161 m.p.h. It was the first time a hydrogen-powered car had ever competed at the salt flats, where all manner of modified, souped-up vehicles come every August to break land-speed records.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 10:21 AM to Alternative fuels , Environment , Ford , Racing , Technology | Permalink

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