Motorola showcased its Moto SLVR L7 mobile phone at the recently concluded CES 2008. However, this wasn’t an ordinary handset, as it was powered by an Angstrom Power EverOn hydrogen fuel cell and not the usual lithium ion battery. We know that its too late to be reporting about CES, but it’s never too late to save the environment!
Everybody knows that Lithium ion batteries clog up landfill sites and even contaminate water sources. So, what better than to do away with such batteries in favor of one powered by a methanol fuel cell.
A good thing is that the Angstrom-powered hydrogen fuel cell fits into a normal mobile phone. Even better is the fact that a direct methanol fuel cell is much more efficient than lithium ion batteries. And nothing can beat the fact that these ‘green’ batteries need a nothing more than 10 minutes to get fully recharged.
Despite the lack of hydrogen refueling products in the market, the need for “efficient powering solutions” was growing, said Jerry Hallmark, a spokesman for Motorola.
The Angstrom Power hydrogen-powered fuel cell for mobile phones has been in the trial phase for the last six months. You can expect to charge up your cell phone with such a battery by the year 2010.