Patent ID: 7939210

Claim:
An electric automobile comprising: at least a fuel cell for power generation by supply of hydrogen and oxidizing agent, a hydrogen generating device for generating a gas containing hydrogen to be supplied to the fuel cell, and a motor driven by electricity generated by the fuel cell, wherein: the hydrogen generating device generates gas containing hydrogen by decomposing an organic compound-containing fuel, the hydrogen generating device comprising: a proton conductive partition membrane, a fuel electrode provided on one surface of the partition membrane, the fuel electrode directly generating the gas containing hydrogen, means for supplying the organic compound-containing fuel and water to the fuel electrode, the organic compound-containing fuel being capable of producing a proton as a result of electrochemical oxidization which can pass through the proton conductive partition membrane, an oxidizing electrode provided on the other surface of the partition membrane, means for supplying the oxidizing agent to the oxidizing electrode, and means for generating and collecting the gas containing hydrogen from the fuel electrode.