Think that Fuel Cells are Something New?

[tom slick]

Allis Chalmers built one 50 years ago!

http://historywired.si.edu/object.cfm?ID=223

 

[TallPaul]

Fascinating! Wonder why they didn't continue to make them?

 

[labman]

Likely somebody did a cost/benefit ratio calculation and concluded no farmer in their right mind would buy it.

 

[javacontour]

Google the gas battery, you'll find the fuel cells go back to 1800.

 

[Shannow]

Read an old book "The Chemistry of Coal Utilisation", written in the 50s.

They had prototype cells that actually ran on coal.