What do new energy vehicles use as fuel?

The new energy vehicle of Pacific Auto Network refers to the use of unconventional energy sources such as electric energy and hydrogen fuel as power sources. The fuel of traditional fuel vehicles is petroleum, which belongs to non-renewable resources, and the harm of tail gas emitted by fuel vehicles to the environment should not be underestimated. Now it has become a trend to develop new energy vehicles.

Hydrogen fuel cell is a battery that uses hydrogen as a chemical element to store energy. Its basic principle is the reverse reaction of electrolytic water, which provides hydrogen and oxygen to anode and cathode respectively. Hydrogen diffuses outward through the anode, reacts with the electrolyte, releases electrons, and reaches the cathode through external load.

Fuel cells have no pollution to the environment. It is through electrochemical reaction, rather than combustion (gasoline and diesel) or energy storage (battery)-the most typical traditional backup power supply scheme. Combustion will release pollutants, such as COx, nitrogen oxides, SOx gas and dust. As mentioned above, the fuel cell only generates water and heat.

If hydrogen is produced by renewable energy sources (photovoltaic panels, wind power generation, etc.). ), the whole cycle is a complete process that does not produce harmful substances. Combined with the advanced technology of automobile power control and drive, cars with advanced technical principles, new technologies and new structures are different from traditional fossil energy vehicles, including pure electric vehicles, extended-range electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

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