The team over at ForbesAutos.com were fortunate to spend some wheeltime behind the Ford Edge HySeries concept and posted their impressions in a review of the pricey "plug-in hybrid prototype". 'This special version of the Edge crossover SUV, a joint project between Ford and the U.S. Department of Energy, won’t be coming to showrooms. Instead, it’s part of an ongoing effort by the world’s automakers to make plug-in hybrid technology — in this case, battery-powered electric motors mated with a hydrogen fuel cell — practical and affordable enough for people to buy.
Like General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt concept car, the Edge HySeries is a so-called series hybrid, which runs entirely on electricity, while using a secondary fuel to generate electricity to keep the batteries charged. The Volt relies on a more-conventional gasoline engine for that power. In contrast, the Edge HySeries employs a fuel cell that generates electricity from hydrogen stored onboard. The only thing emitted from the tailpipe is water vapor, seen as a rush of steam when we stepped from the vehicle.'
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