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An electric vehicle with fuel cells which use hydrogen as a gaseous fuel. A hydrogen generator supplier feeds a supply of hydrogen to the electric vehicle and is mounted thereon. The hydrogen generator supplier utilizes city gas as a crude fuel to produce hydrogen. The hydrogen generator supplier is

An electric vehicle with fuel cells which use hydrogen as a gaseous fuel. A hydrogen generator supplier feeds a supply of hydrogen to the electric vehicle and is mounted thereon. The hydrogen generator supplier utilizes city gas as a crude fuel to produce hydrogen. The hydrogen generator supplier is connected with piping which is part of the supply of commercial gas. The hydrogen generator supplier reforms a crude fuel to produce a hydrogen rich gas and subsequently separates the gaseous fuel from the hydrogen rich gas. The hydrogen generator supplier is connected to the electric vehicle by way of a specific connector which enables the gaseous hydrogen produced from the commercial gas to be supplied to the vehicle. Thus, the supply of hydrogen to be used as fuel in the electric vehicle is provided without having a new distribution for hydrogen.

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[ What is claimed is:] [5.]5. A hydrogen generator supplier that feeds a supply of hydrogen to an electric vehicle, said electric vehicle having a fuel storage unit, which enables storage of gaseous hydrogen, and fuel cells, which use the stored gaseous hydrogen as a gaseous fuel, mounted thereon, s

[ What is claimed is:] [5.]5. A hydrogen generator supplier that feeds a supply of hydrogen to an electric vehicle, said electric vehicle having a fuel storage unit, which enables storage of gaseous hydrogen, and fuel cells, which use the stored gaseous hydrogen as a gaseous fuel, mounted thereon, said hydrogen generator supplier comprising:a reformer that reforms a crude fuel to produce a hydrogen rich gas;a hydrogen purifier that separates gaseous hydrogen from the hydrogen rich gas produced by said reformer;a hydrogen storage unit that stores the gaseous hydrogen separated by said hydrogen purifier;a hydrogen supply unit that feeds the gaseous hydrogen stored in said hydrogen storage unit to said fuel storage unit;a hydrogen load detection unit that measures a quantity of the gaseous hydrogen stored in said hydrogen storage unit; anda hydrogen load regulation unit that controls operations of said reformer and said hydrogen purifier based on the quantity of hydrogen observed by said hydrogen load detection unit and regulates the quantity of hydrogen stored in said hydrogen storage unit to a predetermined level.