Matthew Griffin, described as “The Adviser behind the Advisers” and a “Young Kurzweil,” is the founder and CEO of the World Futures Forum and the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures consultancy working between the dates of 2020 to 2070, and is an award winning futurist, and author of “Codex of the Future” series. Disruption, Futures and Innovation expert.The manager also points to another advantage that will save costs in the manufacture of vehicles: the fuel cell generates heat that can be used both to replace the car’s heating and air conditioning, which would also mean greater energy savings.įanatical Futurist In addition, the new ceramic membrane, says Kühn, does not need to be moistened, so it does not freeze in winter, dry out in summer, or attract mold. The difference is that, while solid-state batteries use a compact material to store energy, in fuel cells that role is assumed by hydrogen in gas form. According to the executive, both have almost the same electrolytes and a similar material structure. This technology, Kühn says, resembles solid-state batteries. The big advantage of our solution is that it can be produced much cheaper than polymer fuel cells and it does not require any type of platinum,” a precious metal that makes the final cost of the product more expensive. 'While it sounds like science fiction, it might very well be our daily life in 50 years,' he wrote.Sascha Kühn, Kraftwerk CEO explains in an interview: “The main difference with Hyundai and Toyota hydrogen cells is that use a ceramic membrane instead of the usual plastic one.

The challenges might be worth surmounting: An 'age of magnetism' could revolutionize the energy industry and help battle climate change, according to a 2018 LinkedIn post by George Sassine, a vice president at New York's State Energy Research and Development Authority. For instance, what happens if a car traveling at high speeds floats off its magnetic track, or is knocked off course by a non-magnetic vehicle? There's also the very difficult issue of infrastructure: Building a nationwide network of electromagnetic highways would likely take years and a massive public investment in any country, notes the AutomoBlog. Researchers have been exploring the potential for maglev cars for more than a decade, with Volkswagen designing a hover car concept in 2012.īut potential safety issues still need to be worked out. The technology has been proposed for hyperloop projects from Elon Musk's The Boring Company and Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One. Theoretically, maglev technology allows for high-speed travel without using as much energy as traditional engine power due to a lack of friction. Last year, China debuted a maglev bullet train in Qingdao, Shandong province, last year that can reach a top speed of 373 miles per hour. China, Japan and South Korea all use maglev trains today. Some commercial trains have used magnetic levitation, or 'maglev' - which involves electrifying a magnetic field to push or pull vehicles at high speeds - since the 1980s.

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