fuel cell
noun
: a device that continuously changes the chemical energy of a fuel (such as hydrogen) and an oxidant directly into electrical energy
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The company also announced a collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company where Plus’s autonomous technology is installed on the South Korean automaker’s hydrogen fuel cell XCIENT truck.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
In a hydrogen fuel cell, the membrane helps facilitate the chemical reactions needed to generate electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2025
Scandium is used in aluminum alloys for aerospace parts, while yttrium is used in LEDs and solid oxide fuel cells, according to Stanford Advanced Materials, a scandium supplier.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Hybrids—defined as vehicles that are propelled by both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine or other power source (which would include fuel cell EVs)—will pay $100.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
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Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
In a hydrogen fuel cell, the membrane helps facilitate the chemical reactions needed to generate electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 May 2025
Scandium is used in aluminum alloys for aerospace parts, while yttrium is used in LEDs and solid oxide fuel cells, according to Stanford Advanced Materials, a scandium supplier.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Hybrids—defined as vehicles that are propelled by both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine or other power source (which would include fuel cell EVs)—will pay $100.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fuel cell
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“Fuel cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20cell. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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