Yahoo Autos Karma wants to build hydrogen-powered cars that produce their own fuel
Karma Automotive has focused on developing plug-in hybrid and electric cars since it was born from the ashes of Fisker in 2014. It's still planning on releasing an electric sedan named GSe-6, but it announced that it's in the early stages of designing a powertrain that will allow it to create a vehicle powered by the hydrogen they produce.
This technology sounds complicated, and it's certainly not a walk in the park, but it's simpler than embedding an oil refinery into a premium compact crossover. Karma joined forces with Denmark-based Blue World Technologies in a bid to make it a reality. In a nutshell, the system is built around a methanol fuel cell that can be filled about as quickly as a standard gasoline tank. The chemical then goes through a methanol reformer that turns it into hydrogen, which is subsequently used to generate the electricity that turns the car's wheels.
