Hastings & Hastings Considers Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles

    PHOENIX, AZ, December 21, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In an effort create more environmentally friendly vehicles, many car manufacturers are researching and developing alternative fuel sources.

Toyota, the world's largest producer of automobiles has recently developed a car which is powered by hydrogen, runs off of electricity, and produces water as exhaust. Water which clean enough to drink. Hastings & Hastings considers the viability and availability of such a vehicle.

Before most consumers would even consider purchasing a vehicle which uses an alternative fuel source, they might ask themselves, how exactly does this car work? Hastings & Hastings has spent extensive time researching the underlying scientific process behind Toyota's new hydrogen fueled car, the Mirai, and provides an explanation.

For a vehicle like the Mirai to run without the use of gasoline, it requires electricity. Because it is a car, it can't spend 100 percent of the time plugged into the electrical grid. It has to produce electricity on its own. The Mirai stores hydrogen in a fuel cell and combines it with oxygen which it draws in using its front intake grill. Inside the Mirai's fuel stack, the chemical reaction between oxygen and hydrogen produces electricity. The electricity is used to power the vehicle's motor. The only byproduct of the chemical reaction between the hydrogen and oxygen which produces electricity, is a familiar chemical compound H2O, which you might know better as water.

Toyota has promoted the ability of the Mirai to produce clean emissions by inviting individuals to drink a cup of water produced by its hydrogen fuel cells. One individual who partook in a glass called it a "clear, refreshing drink."

Hastings & Hastings acknowledge the incredible technical marvel this represents. The primary drawback is the price. Currently, the Mirai costs nearly $60,000. Additionally, hydrogen itself is not readily available, although, Toyota is confident that one day it will be. Hydrogen production can be accomplished by solar power, or through the use of a wind turbine.

"Technological advances are always exciting, especially when they are as significant as this. The ability to produce clean energy could change the entire automobile industry. I will be waiting excitedly to see how things turn out," said David Hastings, the founder of Hastings & Hastings.

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