Mercedes Benz Launches The First Series Of Fuel Cell Car

Mercedes Benz has announced that it is ready to join the fuel cell wagon with its first series which will be called B Class F- CELL. These rumors which were floated during the Detroit Auto Show held in January have now confirmed the news. They plan to start production and deliver the car in 2010. They have announced that the company will start with an initial production run of 200 units and this model will be available only ob Europe and US.

Like other Fuel Cell cars this car will use compressed hydrogen to generate current for the vehicles electric motor. This Mercedes model would provide good performance of 100KW/ 136 Horsepower and a maximum torque of 290Nm. They would keep up to their bench mark and offer high level of safety and comfort. They are quite spacious with adequate interior space and a good boot capacity. The company boasts of offering that the F CELL would offer dynamic handling which would be better than a two liter petrol car. This model will also consume 3.3 liters of diesel fuel for 100 kilometers.

The F-CELL uses the hybrid combustion technology with lithium ion battery which gives an output of 35 KW and a capacity of 1.4 KWH to boost power and to recover braking energy. The Lithium batteries offer great recharge efficiency, a long service life, and high performance. This model has been tested by Mercedes engineers and offers commendable safety like any other Merc Model. They also offer pure luxury with good interiors which are equipped with leather upholstery, seat heating, automatic climate control and the COMAND system.

Daimler   and Mercedes Benz have jointly decided to start a comprehensive network of hydrogen filling stations .Daimler is looking into this endeavor in cooperation with the government, utilities and oil companies in Hamburg, Stuttgart and California. We can presume that this could be one reason for the company to launch its F-CELL in California in the US. We wish Good Luck to this new Endeavour.

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