Daimler-Benz has developed the first fuel-cell passenger car using methanol. Based on the Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the new vehicle, NECAR III (New Electric Car), runs on liquid methanol.

A two-seater coupe, the Nathalie is powered by four electric motors, one for each wheel, fed by a methanol-powered hydrogen fuel cell.The system is highly complex and has not been used before in a ...

The methanol fuel cell under the hood now supplies 15 kW of continuous power to a 400-kW (536-hp) electric drive. A buffer battery sits in between the two, supplying any extra juice needed for ...

CO2 emissions by a fuel cell for an electric vehicle are the best the world will get to extend range. Even lithium air batteries are only 20% more effective. That's hardly 'pulling socks up'.

Nathalie’s On Meth(anol): Gumpert’s Electric Sports Car Hits 60 MPH in 2.5 Seconds. A methanol fuel cell produces hydrogen to create electricity.

Combined capacity of methanol, fuel cell, and battery is 178 kWh, combined system output tallying 536 hp and more than 730 pound-feet of torque. It starts with a 17.2-gallon tank that holds the ...

The all-wheel-drive sports car will use a methanol fuel-cell system that creates hydrogen and converts that into electricity. Only 500 will be built, priced at about $460,000 apiece.

The Gumpert Nathalie takes a different approach to converting fuel into energy. This car converts methanol into electricity, not fire. Wesley Wren has spent his entire life around cars, whether it ...

We’ve seen cars powered by a fuel that they produce before. Motorists, carmakers, and suppliers experimented with vehicles that ran on wood, coal, or both during and immediately after World War II.

A "direct-oxidation fuel cell" relies on a reaction between methanol and air to produce electrical energy, which could be used to drive a car. However, a truly green methanol economy will depend ...

Fuel-cell passenger cars massively outnumber other types of vehicles powered by this electrochemical technology, and as a result, they get the most attention. Yet other vehicle types have seen ...