Alkali Fuel Cell History
Inventor Karl Kordesch of Union Carbide rides
his alkali fuel cell motorcycle in 1967.
Image 059-006 from the
Science Service Historical Image Collection
Original Union Carbide caption:
"It looks like an ordinary motorbike but there's no internal combustion engine and
there's no noise. The machine, which is powered by a hydrazine-air fuel cell system, was built
under the direction of Union Carbide's Dr. Karl Kordesch (pictured), a pioneer in fuel
cell development. Dr. Kordesch has run up over 300 miles on the motorbike which can do
25 miles an hour and can travel 200 miles on a gallon of hydrazine."
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