Fiat Panda Hydrogen
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Panda Hydrogen | |
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Manufacturer | Fiat |
Production | 2006- |
Predecessor | Fiat Seicento Elettra H2 Fuel Cell |
Class | City car |
The Panda Hydrogen is a prototype fuel cell-type hydrogen vehicle based on the Fiat Panda introduced in 2006.
The fuel, gaseous Hydrogen, is stored in underfloor tanks at 350 bar. A Nuvera Fuel Cells "Andromeda II" fuel cell stack generates energy to power an electric motor directly, i.e. without a battery. Panda Hydrogen produces 40 kW (54 hp) power and it can achieve top speed of 130 km/h (81 mph). Operating range is over 200 km (125 miles) in urban driving. It will take however couple of years until these kinds of vehicles are in full production ready.
[edit] History
In 2001 was introduced first version of Fiats's fuell cell type vehicle Seicento Elettra H2 Fuel Cell, after that came Seicento Hydrogen.
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[edit] References
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of September 5, 2006.