Hercuclas
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HercUCLAs is UCLA's race team competing in the 2008 Formula Zero Championship
, the world's first-ever hydrogen
fuel cell
race series. HercUCLAs placed in the top five at the competition and aims at competing in the 2009 championship in South Carolina.
2008 Formula Zero Championship
The 2008 Formula Zero Championship was the world's first hydrogen fuel cell race series. The first race series will comprise of six universities from all over the world competing in time-trialed races on a two mile mobile race track. Potential race locations include London, Spain and several other...
, the world's first-ever hydrogen
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. With an average atomic weight of , hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's chemical elemental mass. Stars in the main sequence are mainly...
fuel cell
Fuel cell
A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Hydrogen is the most common fuel, but hydrocarbons such as natural gas and alcohols like methanol are sometimes used...
race series. HercUCLAs placed in the top five at the competition and aims at competing in the 2009 championship in South Carolina.