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Range of 300km for electric Partner with added fuel cell
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FUEL CELL DEVELOPER Intelligent Energy (IE) and PSA Peugeot Citroen have developed a prototype electric van with a hydrogen fuel cell range expander.
Working at IE's facility in Loughborough University, the H2Origin brings the efficiency of a hydrogen fuel cell to an existing electric vehicle.
The test was based on Peugeot's electric Partner Origin van and IE produced a 10kW fuel cell that fits into the van's engine bay. Hydrogen tanks are slotted below the floor at the rear. The vehicle has a working range of 300km, up from 78km, and a maximum speed of 100km/h.
Based on proton exchange membrane fuel cell technology. IE has tested the fuel cell in temperatures as low as -20°C and as high as 37°C. Cold-start performance has been made possible by the inclusion of heating systems and start/ stop engine controls. 1E predicts that the fuel cell would have an operating life of 5,000 hours, or around five years assuming an average use of three hours per day "We've made the fuel cell system robust enough for real-world clean motoring applications, and have gained invaluable experience through the collaboration with PSA," says IE's CEO Henri Winand.
The three-year project was partly funded by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. through the Technology Strategy Board, which donated £1.7m towards the izlm total cost.