Between 14 September and 26 September, Russians might have seen a hydrogen/natural gas “Gazel” minivan driving around without even noticing it. This minivan, using state-of-the-art technology, recently participated in a rally along with 15 other vehicles using natural gas. The vehicles completed a 1000 km route on the roads from Veliki-Novgorod to Saint Petersburg, Tver and finally Moscow, to name a few. The promising technology, sparked by an ISTC initiative and propelled by Russian know-how, proposes a cheap and easy-to-install device that can make every car engine more efficient and clean.
Scientists and engineers from the Russian Federal Nuclear Center, VNIIEF, Sarov City, together with the Institute of Catalysis SB RAS and OOO “Gasmotor – Complect” created a new, cleaner technology that purifies exhaust fumes to reach a EURO 4 level without using an expensive and unstable catalyst. Moreover, it permits the car to save up to 20% in fuel consumption in urban driving environments. This technology is based on principles that have long been known. Replacing a small amount of the main fuel (whether petrol, propane, or natural gas) by hydrogen leads to substantial chemical changes making the combustion more efficient and stable. More… | 
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