a track, it came out in ‘The Shining’

One of the greatest actors in modern film history promoted a very unique vehicle for its time

There are several alternatives to the fuel used by the vast majority of vehicles. Electric cars, without a doubt, are leading the crusade against fossil fuels, but this does not mean that they are the only possible choice. For example, hydrogen cars can also be a different way of adopting mobility away from polluting fumes and, although it may sound strange to you, they were already promoted almost 50 years ago by one of the most talented actors of his generation.

Discover Jack Nicholson’s Chevrolet Impala

The Canadian news channel CBC keeps among its archives the video that we show you after the following paragraphs and that dates back to the year 1978The clip, just over three minutes long, captures a excerpt from the Marketplace programwhich has been helping viewers learn about the most interesting products for consumers since 1972.

In the case at hand, the program invites us to learn about a Chevrolet Impala very particular, both for its driver and for the fuel used to power its engine. Is Jack Nicholson who drives this motor classic, presented for the first time at the General Motors Motorama exhibition in 1956. However,What’s different about the vehicle what can you see in the video?

The ingenuity was quite curious, given that The structures that incorporated the gasoline into the carburetor had been replaced. This element of the vehicle had been modified to be able to managing hydrogen inputinstead of gasoline. In fact, Jack Nicholson was joking Regarding the change of gasoline for the first element of the periodic table:

If nothing happens, this will revolutionize suicide. Instead of carbon monoxide poisoning, you’ll simply take a steam bath.

He trunk of this Chevrolet Impala was hiding four canisters of compressed hydrogen, which was what was burned in the engine, instead of gasoline. The Lord Nicholson seemed to be very environmentally consciousgiven that, on the one hand, that hydrogen was obtained through a clean method: energy from solar panels was used to generate water electrolysis.

On the other hand, the American actor raved about the potential impact of this type of hydrogen vehicles in American society in the 1970s:

This change in the process seen here, which is to come, will eliminate 58% of the pollution from every city in the world. I would say that a turn in the oil economy could change some policies in the world. There are many good things that can be done using the power of the Sun.

You can follow Urban Techno on Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter (X) or check our Telegram channel to stay up to date with the latest technology news.