Motor Trader Dec 18 / Jan 19
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Auto innovation news<br />
Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL<br />
MERCEDES LAUNCHES<br />
FIRST EV FEATURING<br />
FUEL CELL AND<br />
PLUG-IN HYBRID TECH<br />
MERCEDES-BENZ HAS<br />
DELIVERED the first GLC F-CELL<br />
vehicles to customers in Germany.<br />
The GLC F-CELL features both fuel cells<br />
and a battery drive which can be charged<br />
externally using plug-in technology.<br />
Two carbon-fibre-encased tanks in<br />
the vehicle floor hold 4.4 kg of hydrogen<br />
and with fuel consumption at around<br />
1kg/100km, the GLC F-CELL achieves<br />
around 430 hydrogen-based kilometres.<br />
In hybrid mode, it delivers an additional<br />
51km on a fully charged battery. Power<br />
output is 155Kw.<br />
The GLC F-CELL has four operating<br />
modes:<br />
• HYBRID: the vehicle draws power from<br />
both energy sources. Power peaks are<br />
handled by the battery, while the fuel<br />
cell runs in the optimum<br />
efficiency range.<br />
• F-CELL: the state of charge<br />
of the high-voltage battery<br />
is kept constant by the energy from the<br />
fuel cell. Only hydrogen is consumed.<br />
• BATTERY: the GLC F-CELL runs allelectrically<br />
and is powered by the highvoltage<br />
battery. The fuel cell system is<br />
not in operation.<br />
• CHARGE: charging the high-voltage<br />
battery has priority, for example in order<br />
to recharge the battery for the maximum<br />
overall range prior to refuelling with<br />
hydrogen or to create power reserves.<br />
In all operating modes, the system<br />
features an energy recovery function,<br />
which makes it possible to recover energy<br />
during braking or coasting and to store<br />
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