Patent ID: 6648085
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60Y,B62D,C01B,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
A fuel-cell-powered four-wheel automobile having a chassis which is of a rectangular shape as viewed in plan with four wheels positioned at respective four corners thereof, a riding seat disposed substantially centrally on the chassis, a flat floor mounted on said chassis in front of the riding seat, and an electric motor for moving the four-wheel automobile, wherein a tank is disposed beneath said floor for storing material for a fuel cell, wherein said fuel cell is disposed beneath said floor for generating electricity from an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxygen in air, and a secondary battery is disposed beneath said floor for storing electricity generated by the fuel cell,wherein said fuel cell is disposed entirely on one side of a central line which divides the chassis into left and right portions, and said electric motor is disposed entirely on an opposite side of said central line.