Cars of the future could be powered by sunflower oil

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UK scientists have developed a process for making hydrogen from sunflower oil that could prove an important future source of eco-friendly energy. Researchers envision a small unit inside a car that would pull hydrogen out of oil to power a fuel cell. These cars of the future would have a tank full of sunflower oil, or some other bio-oil, that would be transformed into hydrogen as you drive. The hydrogen would power the fuel-cell motor; the gas being combined with oxygen in the cell would produce electricity and water.

Cost remains a major obstacle for the sunflower car. The process uses some moderately expensive materials, and for now, petroleum will certainly remain a cheaper option.
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