The Taiwanese firm SYM is another of the brands that is already working on the development of a hydrogen fuel cell with which to power some of its current models. In this way, it seeks to adapt to the new anti-pollution regulations decreed by the current government of the country. These involve achieving zero net CO₂ emissions into the atmosphere by 2050, and the electrification of 100% of new cars and motorcycles in 2040.
For this objective, it has the help of ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), with headquarters in the city of Hsinchu, Taiwan, and branches in the US, Europe, and Japan. Since 1973, the entity has been promoting research into new technologies related to different fields of industry, including the automotive sector. In 2019, the autonomous cars designed by the center had managed to travel more than 2,000 km of tests on a track enabled for this purpose.
SYM will bet on hydrogen
Now the Asian brand has already completed the first test tests of the aforementioned project, within the section “high pressure hydrogen storage technology.” According to first impressions, the results have been truly successful, using its plug-in model, the SYM e-Woo. As always, the great challenge they have been subjected to in this part of the process is the high level of compression that is required to be able to use hydrogen in a liquid state.
To get an idea of this aspect, it is worth mentioning that the container in charge of carrying the chemical element manages to resist pressures of up to 500 bars. In any case, after solving this problem, those involved in the project “expressed their appreciation for the stability, quietness and power of the hydrogen fuel cell motorcycle. The result is impressive.”as confirmed by Supermoto8 colleagues.
The first data obtained in this initial test determines that With 125 grams of hydrogen, the SYM e-Woo can travel around 100 kilometers under normal traffic circumstances, emitting about 7 g of CO₂/Km. An equivalent combustion motorcycle multiplies this figure by 7 (about 50 g of CO₂/Km). Furthermore, it is estimated that the price per kilometer would be just 0.02 euros, which implies in all aspects.
