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Old 12-11-2008, 03:33 PM   #1
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Mercedes-Benz, or to be exact, German car magazine Autobild, has released a series of sketches previewing the "Concept BlueZero" that will allegedly make its worldwide debut at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 11. The all-electric concept car is said to give us a first taste of the next generation Mercedes-Benz B-Class that's scheduled to hit dealerships in early 2010. The most anticipated version of the luxury 5-door hatch will be a fuel-cell powered variant which is expected to go on sale during 2010. According to Mercedes-Benz, it will be the first series production model to be offered with such a drivetrain.
The 2010 B-Class Fuel Cell model will be powered by a new generation of fuel-cell drive that is much more compact than other systems while at the same time offering better performance and, according to Mercedes, will be completely suitable for everyday use.

The electric motor used on the prototype B-Class Fuel-Cell develops a maximum output of 136HP and a torque figure of 320 Nm. Merc's engineers claim that the fuel cell model will give better acceleration figures than a B-Class fitted with a standard 2.0-liter petrol engine while consuming the equivalent of just 2.9 liters of fuel (diesel equivalent) per 100 km or 81.1 mpg US.





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Old 12-11-2008, 03:58 PM   #2
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the taillights look like civic's...
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Old 12-11-2008, 06:21 PM   #3
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R Class meets Honda Fit. with bagle like Z4 accents on the side panels...
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Old 12-11-2008, 06:29 PM   #4
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cool. bring it I say.
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Old 12-15-2008, 06:27 PM   #5
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First thing I notice, wth?
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Maybe James May was right—maybe hydrogen power really is the answer. We've seen Honda's FCX Clarity snow that fuel cell vehicles can exist in simple forms, and now Mercedes-Benz is joining in with the B-Class F-CELL—the automaker's first series-produced fuel cell car which is actually coming to the United States next year.

No joke.

The F-CELL should actually be quite a spirited little hydrogen car, powered by a 136-horsepower electric motor which produces 214 pound-feet of torque, as well. Mercedes-Benz claims that the F-Cell will reach a top speed of 170 kilometers per hour (about 106 miles per hour) and because it's a hydrogen-powered car, it will have no emissions other than harmless water vapor.

We're sure that this car will only have limited availability when it comes to our shores next year, but still, it's nice to see hydrogen on the rise. Click through the post to read the full press release.
Mercedes-Benz is launching its first series-produced fuel cell car on the road: the new B***8209;Class F-CELL. The environmentally friendly electric car has better a performance similar to than a 2,0-litre petrol car and is fully suited for everyday driving. The zero-emission drive system consumes the equivalent of 3.3 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres in the NEDC (New European Driving Cycle).

Production of the B***8209;Class F-CELL will commence in late 2009 with a small lot. The first of around 200 vehicles will be delivered to customers in Europe and the USA at the beginning of next year.


The new fuel cell vehicle offers everything that people expect from a Mercedes-Benz: High comfort and safety as well as no reduction in interior space and boot capacity. Customers will not have to sacrifice any driving pleasure either, because the electric motor has a peak performance of 100 kW/136 hp and a maximum torque of 290 Nm, which is available from the first rotation. It ensures that the B***8209;Class F-CELL, whose impressive dynamic handling properties are in some cases far better than those of a two-litre petrol car, gets off to an excellent start. Despite these qualities, the zero-emission fuel cell drive consumes the equivalent of only 3.3 litres of diesel fuel per 100 kilometres (NEDC). Thanks to its great range of about 400 kilometres and short refuelling times of around three minutes, the B***8209;Class F-CELL ensures local zero-emission mobility even for long stretches.

"2009 is the year in which we are establishing further milestones where sustainable mobility is concerned. The B-Class F-CELL is taking on a pioneering role as the world's first fuel cell powered automobile to be produced under series production conditions", says Dr. Thomas Weber, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Group Research and Development for Mercedes-Benz Cars.

The vehicle's technological heart is the new generation of the compact, high-performance fuel cell system, in which gaseous hydrogen reacts with atmospheric oxygen at 700 bar to generate a current for the electric motor. The fuel cell system of the B***8209;Class F-CELL has a very good cold-start capability even at temperatures as low as minus 25 degrees Celsius.

The drive system was completely newly developed versus the F-CELL A-Class presented in 2004, with Mercedes-Benz engineers achieving considerable improvements in output, torque, operating range, reliability, starting characteristics and comfort. The B-Class F-CELL now offers driving pleasure and day-to-day suitability at Mercedes level – without local emissions.


As in hybrids with combustion engines, the fuel-cell car uses a lithium-ion battery with an output of 35 kW and a capacity of 1.4 kWh to boost power and recover braking energy. Lithium-ion technology offers several advantages over conventional batteries, including compact dimensions, high performance, great recharge efficiency and a long service life.

The B***8209;Class F-CELL employs the unique sandwich floor architecture that is well-known from the A- and B-Class. The advantage of this design is that the drive components are located in the sandwich floor, where they are protected and don't take up much space so that the vehicle's interior remains fully usable and a boot capacity of 416 litres is available.

The B-Class F-CELL does not need to fear comparison where equipment is concerned either. Eye-catching features include a bonamite silver paint finish and exclusive light-alloy wheels in a 10-spoke design. In the interior, leather upholstery, seat heating, automatic climate control and the COMAND-system, as well as other features, continue to ensure a high level of comfort.

Same level of safety as in other Mercedes cars
No matter what the conditions, the operational reliability of the B***8209;Class F-CELL is of the same high level as in Mercedes vehicles with conventional combustion engines. The B***8209;Class F-CELL's integrated safety concept takes the specific characteristics of the innovative drive system into account. The concept incorporates the expertise from the many years of experience Mercedes-Benz has had with fuel cell drives and high-voltage applications. Mercedes engineers have tested and optimised the drive-specific components' safety in more than 30 additional crash tests.
Network of filling stations required for car's widespread use.

With more than 100 test vehicles and a combined total of over 4.5 million kilometres of trial testing, Daimler and Mercedes-Benz have the most extensive experience with fuel cell vehicles of any manufacturer worldwide. The B***8209;Class F-CELL is further testimony of this technology's high level of development for automotive use.

However, a comprehensive network of hydrogen filling stations still has to be set up before locally zero-emission driving can become a widespread reality. To make this possible, Daimler is cooperating with government authorities, energy utilities and oil companies in joint projects in places such as Hamburg, Stuttgart and California.


Mercedes-Benz views the development of electric cars with battery and fuel cell drives for local zero-emission driving as a means of supplementing vehicles with high-tech internal combustion engines. Advanced diesel and petrol engines will remain important for automotive applications for a long time to come - not only for individual mobility in passenger cars - especially over long distances - but, more importantly, for freight transport in trucks. Electric vehicles, on the other hand, will increasingly be used in urban transport.
Mercedes-Benz B***8209;Class F-Cell technical data
Electric motor with fuel cell
Rated output (kW/hp) 100/136
Rated torque (Nm) 290
Maximum speed (km/h) 170
Consumption (NEDC) (l of diesel equivalent/100 km) 3.3

Total CO2 (g/km min.–max.) 0.0
Range (km) NEDC 385
Capacity of lithium-ion battery (kWh/kW) 1.4/35
Cold-start capability: to -25 °C


















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I guess when auto go all electric they will then complain about the Ozone or O3 that electric motors make.
The reality is home heating systems, brush fires and industry are the main polluters and not autos at all.
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I guess when auto go all electric they will then complain about the Ozone or O3 that electric motors make.
The reality is home heating systems, brush fires and industry are the main polluters and not autos at all.
source, please
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