Patent ID: 7971671

Claim:
A drive unit comprising: an electric motor; and a power generator for supplying electric power to the electric motor; wherein the power generator is provided with a power generator module, a fuel supply component for supplying liquid fuel for hydrogen generation to the power generator module, and an air supply component for supplying air to the power generator module; wherein the power generator module is structured so that an anode-side electrode plate supplied with the liquid fuel and a cathode-side electrode plate supplied with hydrogen contained in the air are disposed facing each other, an electrolyte film being sandwiched between the electrode plates; wherein the anode-side electrode plate is an electrode plate in which platinum is supported on a sintered body of a microparticulate powder made of zeolite, coral sand, and carbon black; and wherein the cathode-side electrode plate is an electrode plate in which ruthenium is supported on a sintered body of a microparticulate powder made of zeolite and carbon black.