Mercedes to Sell Fuel-Cell Car from 2010
Date: 12-Sep-07
Country: GERMANY
"The small-scale series production of the B-Class F-Cell
will begin in early 2010," the carmaker said in a statement at
the Frankfurt International Motor Show.
"The engine for this innovative vehicle will be a new
generation of fuel-cell engine that is much more compact and yet
at the same time more powerful and completely practicable for
everyday use."
It did not say how much the car will cost or how many it
intended to sell.
Fuel cells use the interaction between hydrogen and oxygen
to generate electricity that powers the car while emitting only
water. They have not yet become commercially viable because of
their high cost and limited durability.
The new B-Class car's electric engine will generate top
output of 136 horsepower and perform on par with a two-litre
petrol engine, the company said. It will consume the equivalent
of 2.9 litres of diesel fuel per 100 kilometres driven.
