An Eco-friendly Concept Car from Norway

Many ways in which the automotive industry to create environmentally friendly concept car, one of them by cooperating with other companies to develop this vehicle.

FYK concept car developed by Aetek, a Norwegian automaker, which collaborated and sponsored by the lubricants company, Statoil. This concept car project was led by Arild Tjomsland, which has a lot of experience in building a car like this.

FYK car designed as an environmentally friendly vehicles by utilizing natural gas and hydrogen as the energy source. Statoil provide the fuel for FYK concept car.

Aetek FYK is environmentally friendly supercar of Norway. (Picture from: http://www.vg.no/)

The fuel used was a mixture of natural gas and hydrogen are called NaturalHy (HCNG) with the composition of 8-20% hydrogen and 92-80% of natural gas is then compressed.

Right side view of Aetek FYK eco-friendly supercar. (Picture from: http://www.diseno-art.com/)

This fuel is considered as a first step towards the commercialization of hydrogen fuel in the future automobile market. FYK concept car built using recycled aluminum in almost all parts, including the body, chassis, engine, wheels, and even to the interior elements. The design of the exterior and interior of the FYK concept car shows the techniques of aluminum utilization.

Rear left side view of Aetek FYK eco-friendly supercar. (Picture from: http://www.diseno-art.com/)

Although environmentally friendly, but as the concept car, it is still has a shortage of doors and interior design which seems still not maximizing functional elements and still looks difficult for driver to enter and move within it.

In addition the FYK car had been launched at the same time as Statoil opens Norway's first hydrogen/NaturalHy/natural gas filling station in August 2006 in Forus, Stavanger. But unfortunately the continued development of this concept car was not heard anymore. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | DISENO-ART]

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