The Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL is the best electric car with fuel cell - this
is the result of an online survey completed by 18,324 readers of specialist
magazines "Auto Bild" and "Auto Test."
The B-Class F-CELL is the first passenger car with fuel cell drive to be
produced by Mercedes-Benz under series conditions. Production of the model has
already been under way since 2009. The vehicle generates the power for its
electric drive itself on-board from the chemical reaction between hydrogen and
oxygen. Its tank can be filled with hydrogen in three minutes, providing a range
of some 248 miles. And thanks to its 100 kilowatt (136 hp) electric motor, it
provides driving pleasure and dynamism on a par with a 2.0-litre gas engine. The
vehicle's NEDC consumption amounts to just 71 mpg (diesel equivalent). At the
same time it produces no emissions whatsoever: the only thing to come out of its
exhaust is pure water.
This zero-emission principle, paired with impressive performance
characteristics, convinced the readers of the specialist German magazines "Auto
Bild" and "Auto Test" to vote the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL into first place
in the category "Best electric vehicle with fuel cell", thus enabling it to
secure the eCar Award 2012.
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