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09.10.03, 22:16
GERMANY: Mercedes hands over fuel cell Sprinter van for UPS test
09 Oct 2003
Source: just-auto.com editorial team
DaimlerChrysler and UPS, the world's biggest parcel service, are embarking on
a joint venture to field-test and further develop the Mercedes-Benz fuel cell
Sprinter van. The collaboration agreement, under which fuel cell models will
be tested in commercial practice, was drawn up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in May
2003 at a meeting between DaimlerChrysler, UPS and the US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and a fuel cell Sprinter was handed over to UPS at
the DaimlerChrysler plant in Düsseldorf on Thursday.
The Mercedes-Benz fuel cell van has front-wheel drive and uses gaseous
hydrogen as fuel, for which depot-based commercial vehicle operations are
ideal. A genuine zero-emission vehicle, the Sprinter has a 55-kW electric
engine which allows the van to achieve a top speed of 120 km/h (80mph) and a
range of over 150 km (about 90 miles). The fuel cell technology on board does
not restrict the Sprinter panel van's cargo capacity.
This demonstration project will give DaimlerChrysler the opportunity to carry
out further testing on its fuel cell vehicles, particularly with regard to
fuel consumption, operation at low temperatures and performance. The project
will provide EPA, DaimlerChrysler and UPS with valuable experience in the
practical use of both fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen filling stations.
Wstrząsająca moc 75 KM. Napęd na przód. Ciekawe, jak bedzie się spisywał w
minusowych temperaturach. GM w 2010 ma mieć pierwsze seryjne samochody
napędzane ogniwami, a w 2015 PSA ma robićtylko takie samochody. Pożyjemy,
zobaczymy.
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