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– Daimler Mercedes-Benz Citaro fuel cell bus O530BZ (Netbus successor)
98 launched in 2003 – a full-size bus propelled by a compressed hydrogen
engine. Thirty-five vehicles of this generation are being tested in several
locations across the world;
– Flyer Invero LF Bus (F40LF) 99 – full-size CNG-hydrogen city buses made
by New Flyer Industries Inc. based in Winnipeg, Canada, marketed in
various versions since 1997;
– Toyota FCHV-BUS 100 is a full-size, fuel cell bus jointly made by Toyota and
Hino Motors, tested since 2006 at Tokyo airport;
– MAN Lion's City (H2ICE) 101 is a full-size city bus tested by the manufacturer
since 2009 in Rotterdam;
– Irisbus Iveco (Fiat) City Class hydrogen 102 is a full-size bus tested since
2004 in Italian cities;
– Ford H2ICE Hybrid Bus 103 a suburban traffic minibus, with a seating capacity
of 12, tested by Ford since 2004, with hybrid (fuel cell and petrol)
propulsion.
There are also concepts and designs of fuel cell cars that are not meant to be
mass produced, like e.g., Daimler Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster 104 . It is a fuel
cell powered two-seater, with an environment-friendly 1.5 kW (2.04 HP) motor.
Maximum speed is only 25 km/h, but the F-CELL can travel up to 350 kilometres
without recharging. The car is steered by drive-by-wire technology, and the traditional
steering wheel has been replaced by a joystick. The concept has been
designed by Daimler's undergraduate trainees.
The development of hydrogen powered cars results in the need for developing
(from scratch) a network of hydrogen filling stations all across the country.
This is happening in many developed countries. As shown by research, hydro-
98 Fuel cell Mercedes buses are being tested in many European cities (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg,
London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Porto, Reykjavik, Stuttgart and Stockholm). This is taking place
within an EC-suported programmme of fuel cell cars testing. The Commission has allocated 21 million
euro to CUTE (Clean Urban Transport for Europe) and ECTOS (Ecological City Transport System)
programmes. The project goal is to test the vehicles themselves and the ifrastructure required
on the one hand, and to gain knowledge of how the technology is viewed by the public on the
other. Operating such buses eliminates exhaust emission and greatly reduces the noise. See:
http://www.infobus.pl/text.php?from=nxt&id=1223. http://www.hydrogen-motors.com/mercedesbenz-citaro-fuel-cell.html.
99 New Flyer Industries F40LF – http://www.cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=New_Flyer_Industries_F40LF;
New Flyer Industries Inc. – http://www.newflyer.com/index/hybrid_buses_intro.
100 Toyota Fuell Cell Technology – http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/tech/environment/fchv/index.html.
101 MAN Lion's City – http://www.hydrogen-motors.com/man.html.
102 Irisbus Iveco (Fiat) City Class – http://www.hydrogen-motors.com/irisbus-iveco-fiat-cityclass.html.
103 Ford H2ICE – http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=23580.
104 Daimler Unveils Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster With Hybrid Drive – http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Mar09/25_001628_Daimler_Unveils_Mercedes_Benz_F_Cell_Roadster_With_Hybrid_
Drive.html.
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