Get in line: hydrogen-powered toys to be massively manufactured
Their intention is increasing the performance of these mini-fuel cells and made them available for the public at a lower costs. Wah Sing also intends to replace the use of alkaline batteries (half a billion per year according to their calculations) that power the most popular powered toys. Horizon already introduced a hydrogen fuel cell conversion kit concept for radio control cars that uses three re-useable hydride storage prototypes that feed a 7.2V fuel cell which is able to run a car, instead of the NiCad batteries.
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[Source: Horizon]
[Edited: Thanks to M. Chau for the ammendment on the company data]
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Scatter 7:53PM (7/03/2007)
I had a play with one of these. They're very cool. It's surprisingly satisfying to see a fuel cell in action at this basic level.
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Tim 10:13PM (7/03/2007)
Just like bubblegum cigarettes, there is no subliminal programming producing future addictions. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
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Grant 2:32AM (7/04/2007)
How did they make this toy for $100? I thought hydrogen storage and fuel cells were suppose to be very expensive?
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Chris M 2:53AM (7/04/2007)
They are expensive, but this is a very small fuel cell, very limited power, and very limited H2 storage. Runtime on one "charge" of H2 is very short, less than standard NiCads and much less than NiMH or LiIon.
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Bob 9:40AM (7/04/2007)
Bubblegum cigarettes? Thank the quaint, antiquated supreme being of your choice that they didn't include a gender or race specific driver figure.
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Chris M 4:24PM (7/04/2007)
I suspect this effort to promote H2 fuel may backfire when the kids figure out how poorly it performs!
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michel 9:33PM (7/23/2007)
Hi. This toy car will be massively manufactured by WAH SHING (not Wah Sing), which is a HONG KONG toy manufacturer and the third largest player in the world's toy manufacturing industry.
(http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,132901.shtml)
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