Hydrogen is, for the most part, considered a dead end in the auto world – but not so with Mercedes.
Battery electric cars are all the rage right now, with most of the major automakers promising to have one on the road within the next few years. But that doesn’t mean hydrogen is dead. To prove it, Mercedes-Benz will begin building hydrogen fuel cell cars this fall and offer them to customers next year. The F-Cell is built on the company’s B-Class compact car platform. It has a 136-horsepower electric motor that produces 213 pound-feet of torque. Mercedes didn’t provide any performance specs but says the car is on par with a similar-size vehicle with a 2.0-liter gas engine. Top speed is 105 mph. – From Wired