The automotive industry has arrived inevitably to a new paradigm. Manufacturers analyze other lines of energy sources that allow them to be more respectful with the environment, either through synthetic fuels or hydrogen.

For a long time, hydrogen has been one of the options to guarantee the future of the sector through fuel cell technology. In fact, several manufacturers sell models of this type, but the obvious question is, what if the fuel cell is not the most interesting alternative and the solution lies in the exclusivity of the hydrogen engine?

It should be remembered that for a couple of years, some leading brands in the market have experimented with the hydrogen engine. However, during this last month, the idea that hydrogen replace fossil fuels to give life to conventional mechanics is gaining strength again.

This is due to the disclosure of one of the most recent developments in the market, generated by the American company Ford Motor Co (F), from whom a document from the United States Patent and Trademark Office lead to new engine registered with a combustion method fueled solely by hydrogen.

According to a series of documents leaked by the Muscle Cars and Trucks website, Ford has patented a turbocharged direct injection hydrogen combustion engine design, which could mitigate pre-knock problems that can occur with hydrogen as the primary propellant. for the vehicle.

The blue oval brand patent shows how to get the air and fuel to mix at the right time to give you the most efficiency when you drive the car.

It is also described in this patent that the injection system would have up to 15% more power than an equivalent injection system in a gasoline engine. Likewise, Ford has planned that to be associated with a hybrid system with a motor-generator placed between the motor itself and the transmission system.

Now, despite the patent and design of the American company, it is still an idea that for now seems unfeasible and which will have to wait until it passes the prototype phase to see its usefulness and real cost. And the latter is the main problem with hydrogen, because despite being the most abundant element in the universe, its handling, storage and redistribution make the entire chain more expensive to the point that some manufacturers, mainly Germans, discarded it and preferred to experiment with synthetic fuels as a way to extend the life of conventional engines.

Fact: Some of Ford’s recent patents include technology that allows people to drive a car with their brain, a deployable drone patent, and others.