types of powerplants.

Volkswagen's approach to hydrogen fuel-cell technology is different from other manufacturers in that it strives to use as much existing engineering as possible, hence the HyMotion's use of the Golf Variant platform and the electric motor and transmission from the e-Golf, which is going on sale right now in the U.S. The electric motor and the coaxial two-stage one-speed transmission are located in the front of the engine compartment, with the MQB platform having been designed from the start to accomodate gas, diesel, electric and hydrogen fuel-cell powerplants with little modification. The engine compartment in the HyMotion concept also houses the cooling system, the stacks of the hydrogen fuel cell and a tri-port converter that regulates the voltage between the motor, the lithium-ion battery, the fuelpeople.

Broder, **2508 SE Clinton St., Portland, OR 97255; (503) 736-3333;broderpdx.com; Swedish; $$.** I fell in love with Broder on my first visit. I was actually there for a photo shoot for _Portland Monthly Magazine_ and we were shooting the lamb burger. It was delicious and a pleasure to look at, so it became one of my favorite PDX burgers. The restaurant, which opened in 2007, is in one of my favorite Portland neighborhoods, the Clinton area, which is small and has just the right amount of places to do your shopping and drinking and eating. Part of the charm of Broder, in addition to all the cute Swedish plates and skillets, is the manager of the restaurant, Joe Conklin, who is the sweetest, most adorable guy in Portland.