List of fuel cell vehicles

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Main article: Fuel cell vehicle

A fuel cell vehicle is a vehicle that uses a fuel cell to power an electric drive system. There are also hybrid vehicles meaning that they are fitted with a fuel cell and a battery or a fuel cell and a ultracapacitor.

As the fuel cells get more powerful there is less need to make the fuel cell vehicles hybrid.

[edit] Efficiency

Using hydrogen in a fuel cell is nearly twice as efficient as in traditional combustion engines, which only have an efficiency of 15-25%.

[edit] Hybrid fuel combustion vehicle

To promote the demandside for hydrogen, and so creating a hydrogen infrastructure (to get more hydrogen filling stations), Hybrid fuel combustion vehicles running on hydrogen or another fuel are introduced.

[edit] Land

[edit] Cars

Audi:

• 2004-Audi A2H2-hybrid vehicle

DaimlerChrysler:

• 1994-Mercedes-Benz NECAR (1994-2002)
• 2000-Jeep Commander II-hybrid vehicle-Commercial
• 2001-Chrysler Natrium-hybrid vehicle
• 2003-Mercedes-Benz F-Cell-hybrid vehicle
• 2003-Jeep Treo-Fuel cell
• 2005-Mercedes-Benz F600 Hygenius

Fiat:

• 2001-Fiat Seicento Elettra H2 Fuel Cell-hybrid vehicle
• 2003-Fiat Seicento Hydrogen-hybrid vehicle
• 2005-Fiat Panda Hydrogen-Fuel cell

Ford:

• 2000-Ford Focus FCV-Fuel cell

General Motors:

• 2001-HydroGen3-Fuel cell
• 2002-GM HyWire-Fuel cell
• 2005-GM Sequel-hybrid vehicle

Honda:

• 2002-Honda FCX-hybrid vehicle

Hyundai:

• 2001-Hyundai Santa Fe FCEV-Fuel cell
• 2004-Hyundai Tucson FCEV-Fuel cell

Hyundai Santa Fe FCEV in the background (on the left) and Toyota Highlander FCHV in the foreground (on the right) during UC Davis's Picnic Day activities

Morgan:

• 2005-Morgan LIFEcar-hybrid vehicle-concept car

Nissan:

• 2002-Nissan X-Trail FCHV-hybrid vehicle

Toyota:

• 2002-Toyota Highlander FCHV-hybrid vehicle
• 2003-Toyota Fine-N-concept car

Volkswagen:

• 2000-VW Bora Hy-motion-Fuel cell
• 2000-VW Touran Hy-motion-Fuel cell

[edit] Trucks/buses

Toyota's FCHV-BUS at the Expo 2005

DaimlerChrysler:

• Mercedes-Benz Sprinter fuel cell van
• Mercedes-Benz Citaro fuel cell bus

Toyota:

• FCHV-BUS

[edit] Vessels

• Ships: Hamburg fuel-cell-powered passenger vessel for 100 passengers, HDW
• Submarines: Type 212 submarine (These are equipped with a diesel engine and fuel cell propulsion)-The silent switch.

[edit] Reference

• This article has been translated from the German Wikipedia.

[edit] External links

• Carchart
• Brennstoffzellenfahrzeuge h2cars

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