Mercedes to Unveil All Electric Plug-Ins at Detroit Auto Show
Mercedes-Benz plans to unveil all electric plug-ins next month at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, according to Hybrid Cars. All models go zero to sixty in under 11 seconds!
The BlueZero E-Cell has a range of about 60 miles on a two hour charge. Included is a turbo-charged three-cylinder engine that has a range to 375 miles. The third model, the BlueZero F-Cell, uses a hydrogen fuel cell delivering 136 horsepower and zero emissions.
Hybrid Cars says these models are also a sneak peak into the next-gen Mercedes B-Class due in 2012.
Source: Hybrid Cars
Current fuels cells based on PEMFC technology have critical limitations, and car makers have to install expensive auxiliary systems to overcome them.
New fuel cells can compete with internal combustion engines. (See my latest article at http://optimism.thorscave.com)
With claims of superior, economically competitive, and environmentally friendly fuel cells, a startup company called Superprotonic hopes to revolutionize the automotive industry.
I’m looking forward to cheaper, greener, and more efficient fuel cells in performance cars.
I dought new fuels can competele with combine cycle internal combustion engines for motion power.
Hooray for Mercedes!!! They are being realistic enough to realize that a straight electric car still has technological hurdles that make it unviable at this time, thus the diesel back up. Also, for being innovative enough to use their small diesel technology, which is quite green. However, it is a Mercedes, so it will probably cost in the mid-$60k range to buy one. But maybe they will shock me and sell it below $35K, but I doubt it.
Wow someone who can make a small EV that does not look like a jelly bean!
still looks like a jelly bean to me >.<