Fuel Cell Motorbike Receives 'Best of What's New' Award

[Bob]

Intelligent Energy's ENV bike - the world's first purpose-built fuel-cell motorbike – was awarded first prize in Popular Science's magazine’s ‘General Innovations’ category for 2005.

[shcabbeh]

But it's so ugly :(

[Bob]

Oddly enough, if someone would let me have one, I'm in a minority that is in a position to recharge the thing!

Reason is that there is only ONE fuel station in the UK that has the technology in place (Hornchurch in Essex). I live within 25 miles of the place - and as the ENV has a maximum range of 50 miles...

It is sheer fluke that station can refuel it - if the London Transport authorities hadn't been trialling fuel cell buses, then even that wouldn't be available!

[thehollowmen]

The hydrogen powered one also got an award in the latest time mag