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10.12.2004

The world's first internal combustion engine was supposed to run on hydrogen.

Christian Huygens in the 12th century proposed something like a steam engine, in the cylinder of which explosive gas would explode. As far as is known, the idea has never been tested in practice. Now, however, the German firm "BMW" has designed a car based on this principle. Liquid hydrogen is stored in a thermally insulated tank, slowly evaporates, and in gaseous form is fed into a XNUMX-cylinder engine, where it mixes with air and explodes.

In September 2004, a unique car set a speed record for this (frankly, not numerous) class of crews - 302,4 kilometers per hour. In the future, the company intends to mass-produce "hybrid" cars with hydrogen and conventional gasoline tanks.

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