Objects of desire
WATER WHEELS
Good, clean fun in your livingg r rooom
The ultra eco-friendly car is here… although it’s just a Solar source
toy for now. The H
2
GO remote-control car is a model Toy maker PopCo built the car in
for tomorrow’s green machines: it’s powered by a collaboration with Horizon, which develops
hydrogen fuel cell and uses energy from sunlight to alternative energy sources. So rather than
generate hydrogen from ordinary water. Just fi ll the batteries, energy from this solar panel powers
car’s internal tank with hydrogen from the refuelling the refuelling station and the remote-control
station, then off you go! The futuristic-looking model handset. But you can plug the charging
fi ts in the palm of your hand and reaches speeds of station into the mains on gloomy days.
4mph on smooth surfaces. A single charge gives you
six minutes of racing fun.
H
2
GO hydro car
£99.99
0207 942 4994
www.sciencemuseumstore.com
Splash and dash
The refuelling station passes
an electric current through
plain old tap water, splitting it
into hydrogen and oxygen by
electrolysis. When the time comes
to top up the car’s tank, you
attach the hose from the refuelling
station to the car and freshly
made hydrogen is pumped into
your racer. Once you’ve fi lled up,
you’re ready to get back to racing
it round your living room fl oor.
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