Comments on: Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL Hydrogen unveiled

By: lazybones

lazybones — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:37:53 +0000

“can anybody tell me what a litre of hydrogen is worth”

Its sold by weight, last I heard was about $5USD per Kg. So a Honda FCX Clarity will cost about $25USD to fill up and give you about 550kms range. Impossible to calculate depreciation because you can’t buy a H2 car anywhere.

Actually Shak, GM had the first ever H2 car or Van as they called it back in the mid 60′s. I was called the electrovan.

By: JEKYL & HYDE

JEKYL & HYDE — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:48:43 +0000

can anybody tell me what a litre of hydrogen is worth?and how does it compare to electric power?(ininial cost,running cost,depreciation)i would think that electric power would be a very clear winner…

By: Shak

Shak — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:08:17 +0000

everyone seems to have forgotten GM’s recent hydrogen efforts. All major manufacturers eem to be playing all their card sto see how the public will react.

By: Baddass

Baddass — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:07:22 +0000

When is the new A and B-Class’ arriving?

By: DGS

DGS — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:21:32 +0000

I suspect that the optimum package will be Fuel Cell – Battery Electric. This will cost more to manufacture and therefore be more expensive than Battery only electric, but will have the advantage of longer range, the ability to refuel, plus the capacity to recharge off the mains electricity while parked.

Plug in Battery Electric should be cheaper due to less componants, but will lack the ability for long range driving. It will be ideal for commuting / shopping / city transport of less than 200 km per day. (worth considering as the second car in a 2 car household)

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:05:52 +0000

I really hope that this sort of engine is what makes it in the end. I’d much rather an Aston Martin with a fuel cell than one that I plug in at night and it’s cars like this that’s technology will eventually make it into cars like Aston Martins and Porsches.
Now all they need to do is get it out of the rather undesirable, rather ugly and rather un-classy B Class. Could it not at least have gone in the C Class?

By: absi

absi — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:40:28 +0000

perhaps Hydrogen and Plug-in Electric vehicles may co-exist like petrol and diesel?

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:31:25 +0000

Rocket_v6, don’t forget Hyundai-KIA. They have the hydrogen Borrego FCEV.

By: PaulS

PaulS — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:35:36 +0000

It will be interesting which technology will win the market. Either way… car companies seem to be playing all possible fields…

By: rocket_v6

rocket_v6 — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:23:10 +0000

mercedes,bmw and honda are on the right path with fuelcell vehicles