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Ford: Fuel Cell Powered Cars |
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8.9.6. Ford
The P2000 HFC sedan produced in 1999 was the Ford Company’s first fuel cell powered vehicle.
It was fuelled by compressed hydrogen, had a maximum range of 100 miles (160 km) and achieved the equivalent to 67 miles per gallon.
Note: 1 kg of hydrogen is equivalent to about 1 US gallon of petrol.
An 85kW PEM fuel cell powered Focus FCV was produced in 2000. It was fuelled by compressed hydrogen at 3,600 psi.
In 2002 the company produced the Advanced FCV. This vehicle was a fuel cell/battery hybrid and was fuelled by compressed hydrogen at 5,000 psi.
It achieved the equivalent of about 50 miles per gallon.
The Explorer produced in 2006 was a fuel/battery hybrid that used compressed hydrogen at 10,000 psi. It had a maximum range of 350 miles (560 km).
In 2007 Ford introduced the Airstream concept vehicle (HySeries Edge), a fuel cell plug-in hybrid.
The electric motor being powered by lithium-ion batteries that are re-charged by the vehicle’s HySeries Drive fuel cell.
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