Toy car powered by 'clean' energy

A radio-controlled car which is refuelled with plain water has been unveiled.

It runs on energy from solar power and an on-board hydrogen fuel cell, Corgi said.

The car is the first in the toy firm's new H2GO range of products which will all use "clean" energy.

It comes with a refuelling station which owners top up with water to be split into oxygen and hydrogen.

The oxygen is released and the hydrogen kept in the refuelling station ready to pump into the car.

Once switched on, the car's on-board hydrogen fuel cell produces an electric current to power its motor and wheels.

When the fuel cell runs low it can be quickly recharged with another boost of hydrogen from the refuelling station.

Corgi describes its new radio controlled car as its first to be powered by clean fuel cell technology.

The toy firm's international CEO Michael Cookson said: "This marks a new chapter in the global toy market.

"The H2GO is not only a fascinating miniature-scale, real-working fuel cell powered radio controlled toy that can be refuelled using plain water, but marks a change in how the toy industry will need to transform and adapt to a clean energy future."

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